Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay announced that Konya Kifaye, one of the city's traditional flavours, has been granted a geographical indication, making it Konya's 78th registered flavour. Mayor Altay stated, "We will continue to pass on our ancient cuisine to future generations and introduce it to the world."
Mayor Altay said, "As Konya Metropolitan Municipality, we have made our city one of the cities with the most registered products in Turkey with 9 names of origin and 69 indications of origin in this field. We will continue to carry our ancient cuisine to future generations and introduce it to the world. I wish good luck with it."
NEW ONES WILL BE ADDED TO KONYA'S REGISTERED TASTES
Many registered flavours such as Konya Semolina Helva, Okra Soup, Etliekmek, Tandori Kebab reveal the richness of Konya's culinary culture.
Known as one of Turkey's gastronomy capitals with its unique dishes that combine history and flavour, Konya will soon expand this list with three new products awaiting registration.
Recipe for Kifaye
Pear is commonly used in Konya. 400 ml water, 170 grams of white sugar, 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 grams turmeric, 26 grams granulated sugar (for sauce). After washing the fruits, the seeds of the fruits except for the sour cherry are removed, their skins are peeled and sliced. Water is boiled in a deep pot and the fruits and optionally anise, cinnamon and turmeric are added. After the fruits are boiled until they soften, sugar is added and boiled for 5 more minutes, then removed from the stove and left to cool. As a sauce, sugar is melted in a small pan, caramelized and poured over the fruits and served.
