"Plenty of gold in sesame with 'Crazy Mehmet'"

Published 2025년 9월 30일

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With its color, taste, aroma, and production method, the Gökova Sesame, referred to as "Golden Sesame," has completed the stages of hulling and stacking, as well as winnowing and sieving, and is now in the final stage of being transported from the producer to the consumer. The farmers producing the "Golden Sesame," which has a rich aroma due to the iodized breeze of the famous "Deli Mehmet" wind of the Gökova Bay, face production challenges each passing year due to labor shortages.

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The final stages of winnowing and sieving have been completed for Gökova Sesame, known as 'Golden Sesame' due to its color, taste, aroma, and production method, and it is now ready to be delivered from producer to consumer. Farmers producing 'Golden Sesame', which has a rich aroma due to the iodized breeze of the famous 'Deli Mehmet' wind of Gökova Bay, declared that they are the last generation in production due to the labor shortage experienced each passing year. The harvest of Gökova Yellow Sesame, grown in the plains of the villages of Akçapınar, Akyaka, Gökova, Gökçe, Şirinköy, and Ataköy at the far end of Gökova Bay, one of the most important points of the world-famous blue voyage, is completed following the sieving process. After a 90-day period of sowing, winnowing, silking, and sieving, yellow sesame finds buyers in many countries around the world, primarily Japan. Produced entirely by traditional methods without the use of any machinery or similar tools, Gökova Yellow ...
Source: Kamu3

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