Damla Sakızı
The Secret to Stretching Ice Cream! Enchanting natural resin grown in the Aegean Sea
Description
A precious natural resin providing a unique refreshing pine-like aroma and stickiness to Dondurma (Turkish ice cream) and milk puddings.
Classification: For Women,Flavoring,Pine Resin Aroma
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How to use
Ingredients
- Mastic tree sap
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Make several small incisions on the trunk of mastic trees growing along the Aegean coast (mainly Chios island and Çeşme) during summer.
- Wait weeks for the clear sap oozing from the cuts to harden like teardrops (damla).
- Hand-collect the hardened translucent resin crystals, wash, and dry. For cooking, grind into powder with a little sugar in a mortar, then dissolve into warm milk mixtures.
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Key spices
Refreshing pine or cypress-like aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Irreplaceable (Unique aroma)
Pairing
Milk and Turkish Coffee
Trivia
[Trend] 'Damla Sakızı' in Turkish. Said to be the etymology of gum. An organic Aegean flavoring prized since ancient times for its antibacterial and digestive benefits.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Mix powdered mastic slightly into Turkish coffee grounds, and enjoy it as 'Sakızlı Kahve' with a noble aroma!
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