Dondurma

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A seller shows the elastic Dondurma mass

Dondurma (Turkish, literally: "Frozen" / "the frozen") is the Turkish name for ice cream . The basic ingredients are milk , mastic , salep and sugar . Originally, Dondurma is said to come from the area around Kahramanmaraş and is therefore also known under the name "Maraş ice cream" (in Turkish, Maraş Dondurması ).

description

When making Dondurma, the ingredients are brought to a boil with water or milk and then frozen. Adding Salep in a ratio of 1:40 - 1:50 to milk or water gives the ice cream a viscous, sticky consistency. This is also the main difference to the other types of ice cream known in Europe. Another effect of adding Salep is the delayed melting of the ice. This makes Dondurma particularly popular in the warmer regions of Turkey. A relatively high proportion of salep is used in the region around Kahramanmaraş. This makes the ice cream so tough that it can only be eaten with a spoon and fork.

Ice culture

In Turkey, Dondurma is mostly sold by street vendors . They stir the ice cream on site in large metal bowls and then cool it. By constant stirring, the mass retains its elastic consistency. Buying Dondurma is also street entertainment as the street vendors celebrate the handover of the ice and combine it with fun.

Salep is obtained from the tubers of some terrestrial orchids . These are now specially protected within the EU and the trade in Salep has been banned. Dondurma, which is made with Salep, is therefore almost exclusively available in Turkey. In the EU, tapioca starch is mostly used to make Dondurma .

In 2003 researchers warned of the effects of increasing ice production on the orchid population. Some orchid species, which are only native to Turkey, were threatened with extinction at the time due to the increasing demand for salep. This led to protective measures within Turkey.

In Greece this type of ice cream can be found under the name Kaimaki (from Turkish Kaymak ), in the north also under the name Dondourmas .

Web links

Commons : Maraş dondurma  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bilge Sener: Biodiversity: Biomolecular Aspects Of Biodiversity And Innovative Utilization , (English), p. 394, Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 9781461348559 .
  2. ↑ Tess Mallos: The Complete Middle East Cookbook , (English), pp. 149 ff., Tuttle, 2007, ISBN 9780804838764 .
  3. ↑ Goff / Hartel: Ice Cream , (English), p. 25, Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 9781461460954 .
  4. ↑ Laura B. Weiss: Ice Cream: A Global History , (English), p. 125ff, Edible, 2011, ISBN 9781861897923 .
  5. ↑ "Turkish Wild Orchids from Wädenswil" , on www.nzz.ch on December 17, 2015, accessed on September 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ice cream threatens Turkey's flowers" , on www.news.bbc.com from August 5, 2003, accessed on November 10, 2016.