Mesir macunu

Mesir Macunu is a traditional Turkish sweet associated with the city of Manisa. Earlier versions of Mesir macunu were not sweet, but rather spicy in flavor.

Macun is a sweet Turkish confectionery toffee paste that originated from spicy preparations of Mesir macunu.

Herbs and spices used
Below is a list of spices and herbs used in making the Mesir Paste, along with their Turkish and Latin names:
 * Allspice (Yeni bahar) (Pimenta dioica)
 * Alpina officinarum root (Havlıcan kökü) (Alpina officinarium)
 * Anise (Anason) (Anisum vulgare)
 * Black cumin (Çörek otu) (Nigella sativa)
 * Black Myrobalan (Kara halile) (Terminalia nigra)
 * Black pepper (Karabiber) (Piper nigrum)
 * Buckthorn (Topalak or Akdiken) (Nerprun alaterne)
 * Cardamon (Kakule) (Elettaria cardamomum)
 * Cassia (Hiyarsenbe) (Cassia)
 * Chebulic myrobalan (Kara halile) (Terminalia chebula)
 * China root (Cop-i cini) (Smilax china)
 * Cinnamon (Tarçın) (Cinnamomum verum)
 * Cloves (Karanfil) (Syzygium aromaticum)
 * Coconut (Hindistan cevizi) (Cocos nucifera)
 * Coriander (Kişniş) (Coriandum sativum)
 * Cubeb (Kebabe) (Cubebae fructus)
 * Cumin (Kimyon) (Cuminum cyminum)
 * Dried orange blossom (Portakal çiçeği)
 * Fennel (Rezene) (Foeniculum vulgare)
 * Galingale (Havlıcan) (Alpinia officinarum)
 * Ginger (Zencefil) (Zingibar officinalis)
 * Iksir sugar (Iksir şekeri)
 * India blossom (Hindistan çiceği)
 * Java Pepper (Kuyruklu biber) (Piper cubeba)
 * Licorice extract (Meyan balı) (Glycyrrhiza uralensis fisch)
 * Licorice root (Meyan kökü) (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
 * Mastic (Çam sakızı) (Mastichum)
 * Millet (Hintdarisi) (Pennisetum glaucum)
 * Myrrh (Murrusafi) (Commiphora Molmol)
 * Muskroot (Sümbül) (Adoxa moschatellina)
 * Mustard seed (Hardal tohumu) (Brassica nigra)
 * Orange peel (Portakal kabugu)
 * Rhubarb (Ravend) (Rheum Palmatum)
 * Saffron (Safran) (Crocus Orientalis)
 * Citric acid (Limon tuzu)
 * Senna (Sinameki) (Cassia senna)
 * Turmeric (Zerdeçal) (Curcuma domestica)
 * Udulkahr (Udulkahir)
 * Vanilla (Vanilya) (Vanilla planifolia)
 * Woad (Çivit) (Isatis)
 * Yellow myrobalan (Sarı halile) (Fructus myrobalani)