Çitirmek (sesame and honey brittle)
Ingredients
- 500 gSesame seed
- 400 gHoney
The source does not say how many it serves. Amounts are the whole recipe as written; no serving count was made up.
Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.
Allergens
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Worked out from the ingredients. It does not cover contact in your kitchen.
Cross-section
- Sesame seed56%
- Honey44%
Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.
Method
Pick over and wash the sesame. Put it in a pan with no added fat and roast it, stirring all the time, until the colour changes; it scorches fast, so keep stirring.
Pour the honey over the roasted sesame and keep cooking. As the sesame nears doneness it clings together, smells fragrant and froths. The source says this may reach 40-45 minutes; it does not make clear whether that covers all the cooking or only the stage after the honey.
Once cooked, turn it into a greased tray, press it with a spoon and rest it somewhere cool until the heat drops. Slice into squares or rectangles before it goes fully cold; serve when cooled.
Where this recipe comes from
From a published work: quantities come from Bircan Kalaycı Durdu, Fatma Emel Budakoğlu, Muğla Mutfağı Yemek Kitabı; the method is written in our own words.
- Bircan Kalaycı Durdu, Fatma Emel Budakoğlu, Muğla Mutfağı Yemek KitabıAccessed: November 4, 2026
Last changed: November 1, 2026