Turkey: Tarragon flavored turkish delight and ice cream

Tarragon, which has been produced in the city since the 1910s, has been supported by the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry since 2019. Tarragon, which is usually added to meals as a spice, is used for flavoring in Turkish delight, paste and ice cream after the initiative of some companies in the city. The planting area of the plant expanded with the entrepreneurs making soap production from tarragon grass. The plant, which has started to be harvested these days and is resistant to dry and cold weather, makes the producer smile. Producers, who entered the tarragon gardens in the early hours and harvested by collaborative method, use the roofs of the houses to dry the plants they collect. The kilogram of the plant, which is cultivated on an area of approximately 150 decares in the city, is sold for 150-200 liras wholesale and 250-300 liras for retail. Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Selami Ersen told Anadolu Agency (AA) that besides grains, legumes ...