Mesir macunu
# Mesir macunu

Mesir Macunu (Turkish pronunciation:) is a traditional Turkish sweet associated with the city of Manisa. Earlier versions of Mesir macunu were not sweet, but rather spicy in flavor.

Macun is a sweet Turkish confectionery toffee paste that originated from spicy preparations of Mesir macunu.

## Herbs and spices used

Below is a list of spices and herbs used in making the Mesir Paste, along with their Turkish and Latin names:

* Allspice (Yeni bahar) (Pimenta dioica)
* Alpina officinarum root (Havlıcan kökü) (Alpina officinarium)
* Anise (Anason) (Anisum vulgare)
* Black cumin (Çörek otu) (Nigella sativa)
* Black Myrobalan (Kara halile) (Terminalia nigra)
* Black pepper (Karabiber) (Piper nigrum)
* Buckthorn (Topalak or Akdiken) (Nerprun alaterne)
* Cardamon (Kakule) (Elettaria cardamomum)
* Cassia (Hiyarsenbe) (Cassia)
* Chebulic myrobalan (Kara halile) (Terminalia chebula)
* China root (Cop-i cini) (Smilax china)
* Cinnamon (Tarçın) (Cinnamomum verum)
* Cloves (Karanfil) (Syzygium aromaticum)
* Coconut (Hindistan cevizi) (Cocos nucifera)
* Coriander (Kişniş) (Coriandum sativum)
* Cubeb (Kebabe) (Cubebae fructus)
* Cumin (Kimyon) (Cuminum cyminum)
* Dried orange blossom (Portakal çiçeği)
* Fennel (Rezene) (Foeniculum vulgare)
* Galingale (Havlıcan) (Alpinia officinarum)
* Ginger (Zencefil) (Zingibar officinalis)
* Iksir sugar (Iksir şekeri)
* India blossom (Hindistan çiceği)
* Java Pepper (Kuyruklu biber) (Piper cubeba)
* Licorice extract (Meyan balı) (Glycyrrhiza uralensis fisch)
* Licorice root (Meyan kökü) (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
* Mastic (Çam sakızı) (Mastichum)
* Millet (Hintdarisi) (Pennisetum glaucum)
* Myrrh (Murrusafi) (Commiphora Molmol)
* Muskroot (Sümbül) (Adoxa moschatellina)
* Mustard seed (Hardal tohumu) (Brassica nigra)
* Orange peel (Portakal kabugu)
* Rhubarb (Ravend) (Rheum Palmatum)
* Saffron (Safran) (Crocus Orientalis)
* Citric acid (Limon tuzu)
* Senna (Sinameki) (Cassia senna)
* Turmeric (Zerdeçal) (Curcuma domestica)
* Udulkahr (Udulkahir)
* Vanilla (Vanilya) (Vanilla planifolia)
* Woad (Çivit) (Isatis)
* Yellow myrobalan (Sarı halile) (Fructus myrobalani)
