A coffee-like beverage made from the roasted fruit of the terebinth or "turpentine tree"
Kurdish coffee (Kurdish: (قاوەی کوردی) Qehweya Kurdî or Qehweya Kezwanan[1]) or menengiç coffee (Turkish: menengiç kahvesi), meaning pistachio coffee or terebinth coffee, is a traditional hot beverage in Kurdish[2][3][4][5] and Turkish cuisine.[6][7][8][9] It is made of ground roasted terebinth fruits (related to the pistachio) as the main ingredient, and is caffeine-free.[2][8] It is particularly popular in parts of Southeastern Anatolia.[10]
History
The beverage has been produced in historically Kurdish areas including Diyarbakır, Adıyaman, Mardin, Batman and Gaziantep for over a hundred years, with the latter of whom it is considered a traditional specialty.[11]
also having obtained the geographical indication certificate for "Gaziantep Menengic Coffee".[12] It is considered a traditional specialty of Gaziantep.[11]
The roasted and ground berries have been exported to Europe and around the world since the early 20th century.[4]
Although it contains neither coffee beans nor caffeine, it is known as coffee because seeds of Menengic are roasted and cooked like Turkish coffee.[13]
