
Afyonkarahisar poppy paste is a traditional food product made by roasting and grinding the seeds of the Papaver somniferum L. plant in the province of Afyonkarahisar. Yellow, white and blue (black) poppy seeds are ground to varying micron sizes to achieve textures suitable for use as a breakfast spread, filling for dough, or sauce. During production, the seeds are carefully roasted at high temperatures, cooled and allowed to rest, then processed into a purée using mill-type machinery. Thanks to
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Sabiha Meyra Şahinler

Afyonkarahisar poppy katmer is a traditional dough product made by mixing dough prepared from wheat flour, water, and salt with a filling composed of sunflower oil, butter, and crushed yellow poppy seeds. The dough is rolled into strips, layered on top of one another, folded, and then flattened with a rolling pin into an oval shape before being baked on a metal sheet. This katmer is typically rolled to a length of approximately 30–35 cm and a thickness of 0.3 mm, and served hot. The product’s di
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Sabiha Meyra Şahinler