Hermes Pomace Olive Oil is pressed from olives grown in sun-drenched groves of the Mediterranean. Chosen for their superior quality, these olives yield a refined, blended, smooth oil with a mellow flavor and light color. Enjoy Hermes for sauteing, frying, greasing and basting your favorite dishes. It is also a good substitute for shortening; just reduce the amount used by one quarter. Ingredients: refined Pomace olive oil and extra virgin olive oil. Kosher Product of Italy
A staple in Arab and Jewish culture, and widely popular throughout the Mediterranean, the Balkans and Central Asia, Halva is a confection made by delicately blending tahini, or sesame paste, with boiled sugar. The result is a wonderful nut-buttery sweet with a light, crumbly texture that literally melts in your mouth! Macedonian Cocoa Halva Snack Bars are made with our traditional family recipe dating back more than 80 years. Enjoy this perfect pairing in a delicious and healthy on-the-go snack. Rich in vitamins B and E, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium and antioxidants. Made with no chemicals or additives.
A Unique Fersan flavor, obtained by two-stage fermentation of wet and dry grapes that have been matured under the productive Aegean sun. Fersan grape vinegar which is processed with quality standards at every stage of production; is filtered 200 times becoming thinner than hair. Fersan Grape Vinegar has high antioxidant content, is an ideal taste for your salad and other dishes.
Vinegar with the mother; occurs thru the bacterias during the production of the vinegar and has a totally natural structure. It’s rich in proteins, contains enzymes, antioxidants and useful bacterias. Vinegar with the mother is specially produced and is not filtered like homemade. The vinegar mother might be seen blurry at the bottom of the bottle and may grow by time. This effects neither the taste nor the quality of the product. The bacterias inside helps at diets and is totally healthy. The natural production intenses also the apple taste and smell.
Red split lentils are obtained by peeling the outer shell of the raw lentil, breaking the grain in half and then oiling the inner lentil using cottonseed oil. Its consumption is very common in Turkey and South East Asia. Duru only packs lentils grown in South East region of Turkey.
The homeland of red beans, which has a history of 8000 years, is Peru. Red beans, which are found in many culinary cultures, especially in American and Indian cuisines, are produced and consumed in many countries today. It contains high protein, fiber, iron, phosphorus and potassium.
Unlike bulgur, peeled wheat is made from soft wheat. It is produced by cleaning and peeling the cover of the wheat. peeled wheat is commonly used in Turkey and Middle East. The whole peeled wheat is called Harish while the broken one is called Jerish. The common name of peeled wheat in Turkey is “Wheat for Noah’s Puding”. It is used in a traditional dessert which is consumed during the religious month of Muharram in Islam.
Fine bulgur is a popular kind of bulgur in the world which is used in meatballs and salad like “tabbouleh”, is popular all over the world. Fine bulgur is the 5# of yellow bulgurs in size.
Fava beans grow in big, bumpy green pods on an easy-to-grow flowering pea plant that is harvested in the spring. Inside the cushy pods are large, flat, bright green beans with a tough, clear skin that is typically removed before eating. The labor-intensive process of preparing fava beans may have attributed to the legume's slow rise to popularity in America, a country full of bean options. Sought out by chefs and veggie lovers, fava beans are more expensive than your average fresh or dried bean.
Extra Fine Bulgur is smaller in size than fine bulgur. Since it is smaller in size, it is more preferable for meatballs where bulgur is kneaded. Extra Fine can be mixed with fine bulgur to be used in salads. It is the smallest size of yellow bulgurs.
Extra Coarse Bulgur, which is bigger than course bulgur, looks like a half of a wheat grain. This bulgur can be used in soups and stuffing as a substitute to rice.
Coarse bulgur is the most common and famous type of bulgur both in the World and Turkey. The grain size of coarse bulgur is from 2,0 to 2,8 mm and it is the 3# size of the Duru Bulgur.
Due to its appearance which looks like a ram; these chickpeas are called "ram chickpeas" in Turkey. The size of this type of chickpea is over 9 mm when calibrated. This type of chickpea is very suitable for hot dishes and stews. It is grown in Karaman and Konya region of Turkey.
Baldo rice is assumed to be the best quality type of rice grown in Turkey. Baldo rice, grown in Balıkesir Region of Turkey, is commonly used in pilafs. Despite its superior taste compared to other type of rice, baldo is hard to cook and adjust its water to rice ratio. In baldo rice, Duru only packs Turkish baldo and do not pack imported baldo rice.