04/12/2023 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission approved, on Monday 4 December, the addition of the Turkish table olive ‘Edremit Körfezi Yeşil Çizik Zeytini’ to the register of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and ‘Maraş Tarhanası’, a Turkish fermented food, to the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). ‘Edremit Körfezi Yeşil Çizik Zeytini’ is a table olive made from the Edremit variety, one of the most popular in Turkey. ‘Maraş Tarhanası’ is a fermented food that is a dried mixture of cooked wheat, yoghurt, thyme and salt. After fermentation, black sesame, pepper, walnuts and almonds can be added according to personal preference. The most important feature that distinguishes ‘Maraş Tarhanası’ from other tarhanas is that the yoghurt is not added during cooking, but after the cooked cracked wheat has cooled down. (LC)