Mesir paste which was made of 41 different kinds of herbs and spices by the period famous medical doctor Merkez Efendi who worked as an administrator Sultan Masgue and its social complex was told to make Mesir Paste 1522 with the order of Ayşe Hafsa Sultan who was Yavuz Sultan Selim’s wife and Kanuni Sultan Süleyman’s mother.
Mesir Paste helped Hafsa Sultan get cured, Therefore, it was ordered to toss off the dome of the Sultan Mosque so that the public could benefid as well. Mesir Paste Tossing Ceremony which is held every year on Nevruz day has come up to those days as a traditional celebration.
Spices And Herbs :
Cinnamon, nigella, turmeric, hibiscus, black pepper, allspice, camation,mustard seed, anis seed, coriander seed, ginger, nutmeg fennel seed, cubeb, cassia, licorice, cardamon, galangal cassiae, fistulae, saffron, cummin, myrrh, orange peel, lemon peel, melissa, myroba nigri, heather leaf, rosemary leaf, chasteberry seed, grape seed, white pepper, nettle, leaf, cress seed, celery seed, flaxseed thistle seed, curcumi vanilla fruit, carob.