A coffee-like beverage made from the roasted fruit of theterebinth or "turpentine tree"
Kurdish coffee (Kurdish:(قاوەی کوردی) Qehweya Kurdî or Qehweya Kezwanan[1]) ormenengiç coffee (Turkish:menengiç kahvesi), meaningpistachio coffee orterebinth coffee, is a traditional hot beverage inKurdish[2][3][4][5] andTurkish cuisine.[6][7][8][9] It is made of ground roastedterebinth fruits (related to thepistachio) as the main ingredient, and is caffeine-free.[2][8] It is particularly popular in parts ofSoutheastern Anatolia.[10]
History
The beverage has been produced in historicallyKurdish areas includingDiyarbakır,Adıyaman,Mardin,Batman andGaziantep for over a hundred years, with the latter of whom it is considered a traditional specialty.[11]also having obtained thegeographical indication certificate for "Gaziantep Menengic Coffee".[12] It is considered a traditional specialty ofGaziantep.[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]
