Manisa Mesir Aphrodisiac Candy from Turkey Turkish 100% Natural made of 41 different spices 100 gr M,Turkey price supplier

Famous Manisa Mesir Candy
Natural Aphrodisiac
5 x 20 gr bars

100 grams small pack.

Guaranteed not to be expired and/or expiring soon.

Here is a video made from the pictures taken during Annual Manisa Mesir Festival

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  WHAT IS MESIR CANDY?   Mesir candy tradition (Mesir Macunu in ) is a very old tradition in the history of , an city in the , dating back to almost 500 years. Mesir candy was started as a medicine invention during the period but later on it became an important part of local in this city.

According to the story about the origins of Mesir candy; Ayse Hafsa Sultan, who became the wife of Yavuz Sultan Selim and the mother of after her placement from Crimea to the Ottoman in the 16th century, became very ill after the of her husband. Unfortunately doctors couldn't find a cure thus Sultan consulted Merkez Muslihiddin Efendi, the head of the belonging to the Yavuz Selim . He was already making medicines using herbs and spices for the sick people and built a small sort of hospital next to the school. After receiving 's letter regarding his ill mother, he mixed 41 different types of and spices together to form a medicinal candy and sent it to the palace.

When Hafsa Sultan ate this candy, she was recovered and wanted to share this miraculous medicine with others. As requests from the people increased, the Sultan told Merkez Efendi to distribute the paste to the people every year in a form of . For this, 22nd of March was selected because it symbolized the beginning of Spring, and the tops of the Sultan Mosque's domes and were chosen for its location. The Mesir Celebration began this way in around 1527-28. Since then, every year on or around March 21st, which is known as Spring festival Newroz, thousands of people gather in front of the Sultan Mosque to catch the Mesir candy wrapped in paper and thrown from rooftop. In 2009, due to the local municipality elections throughout the country, 469th Mesir Macun international is postponed and is going to be held on April 26th, Sunday.

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

• Allspice (Yeni bahar) (Pimenta dioica)
• Alpina officinarum root (Havlican koku) (Alpina officinarium)
• Anise (Anason) (Anisum vulgare)
• Black cumin (Corek 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 (Tarcin) (Cinnamomum verum)
• Cloves (Karanfil) (Syzygium aromaticum)
• Coconut (Hindistan cevizi) (Cocos nucifera)
• Coriander (Kisnis) (Coriandum sativum)
• Cubeb (Kebabe) (Cubebae fructus)
• Cumin (Kimyon) (Cuminum cyminum)
• Dried orange blossom (Portakal cicegi)
• Fennel (Rezene) (Foeniculum vulgare)
• Galingale (Havlican) (Alpinia officinarum)
• Ginger (Zencefil) (Zingibar officinalis)
• Iksir sugar (Iksir sekeri)
• India blossom (Hindistan cicegi)
• Java pepper (Kuyruklu biber) (Piper cubeba)
• Licorice extract (Meyan bali) (Glycyrrhiza uralensis fisch)
• Licorice root (Meyan koku) (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
• Mastic (Cam sakizi) (Mastichum)
• Millet (Hintdarisi) (Pennisetum glaucum)
• Myrrh (Murrusafi) (Commiphora Molmol)
• Muskroot (Sumbul) (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 (Zerdecal) (Curcuma domestica)
• Udulkahr (Udulkahir)
• Vanilla (Vanilya) (Vanilla planifolia)
• Woad (Civit) (Isatis)
• Yellow myrobalan (Sari halile) (Fructus myrobalani)