A journey into history with traditional flavors: Menengiç coffee
An indispensable part of Gaziantep culture, menengiç coffee is widely consumed during the winter months due to its health benefits.
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Menengiç coffee continues to be a focal point of interest for both domestic and international tourists during the winter months.
Attracting everyone with its unique aroma, taste, color, and scent, menengiç is highly preferred because it contains no caffeine.
People visiting the region from different provinces of Turkey and various cities around the world also find the opportunity to discover menengiç coffee and taste it during their tours of historical and cultural sites.
Those who taste its interesting aroma and flavor then promote this coffee in the places they visit.
'IT IS GOOD FOR COLDS'
Stating that people who come to Gaziantep embark on a historical journey with menengiç coffee, business owner Mehmet Kaleoğlu expressed that menengiç coffee is good for many ailments.
Kaleoğlu said, "We take people on a historical journey with menengiç coffee in this cave, which has a 500-year history. People are flocking here to see it. Menengiç coffee is highly preferred here as an essential during the winter months. Menengiç coffee is very beneficial for health in winter. It is very good for colds, coughs, and stomach and heart diseases.
In our childhood, menengiç coffee would boil on stoves during cold weather, and we always made sure to consume it. Because menengiç coffee is both nostalgic in appearance and beneficial to health in terms of flavor, we would never get sick," he said.