Türkiye · Fermentation craft; Distilling; Turkish heritage
Türk Rakısı — Milli İçki Damıtma Geleneği
The Turkish rakı distilling tradition — the production of the national Turkish spirit from twice-distilled grape or fig spirit with the addition of anise, whose characteristic transformation from clear to white when water is added (the 'lion's milk' effect) and the specific anise-grape character distinguish it from all other Mediterranean anise spirits. The Turkish rakıcı reads the correct new make quality through a dilution-and-cloud assessment — adding water to the new make and reading the specific cloud formation that indicates the correct anise oil content.
Risk level: Stable · Not listed; Turkish rakı on the national heritage inventory; GI protection for Tekirdağ rakısı
The Safranbolu woodcarving tradition — the production of the distinctive Ottoman domestic architectural carved woodwork (ceiling panels, doors, window screens, corbels) in the UNESCO World Heritage Ottoman town of Safranbolu, whose…
The Turkish leather craft tradition centered in the Istanbul Kapalıçarşı (Grand Bazaar) — the production of the distinctive Ottoman natural-dyed leather goods (slippers, bags, book covers, belts) whose specific vegetable tanning and…
The Turkish keçe (felt) making tradition — the production of the Anatolian hand-made wool felt using the specific rolling and felting technique of the nomadic Turkish traditions, producing both functional felt objects and the decorative…
The Turkish carpet weaving tradition — the production of both flat-woven kilim and pile-knotted carpets from the Anatolian villages and regions whose specific geometric vocabulary, natural dye palette, and weaving density create the most…
The Turkish hat sanatı (calligraphy art) tradition — the Ottoman Islamic calligraphy tradition using the specific reed pen (kamış kalem) cut to the hattat's personal specifications, writing in the six classical scripts (sülüs, nesih,…
The Turkish Karagöz shadow puppet theater tradition — the Ottoman source tradition from which the Greek Karagiozis (CRAFT-1554) was adapted; the making of the flat jointed leather tasvir (figures) and the hayalci performance tradition that…
The curing and cold-smoking of Schwarzwälder Schinken — the Black Forest ham that is Germany's most internationally recognized charcuterie product, protected by IGP since 1997 and requiring cold-smoking exclusively with Black Forest fir…
The malting, boiling, and sun-fermenting of millet into a mildly alcoholic beer by Kabye communities of the Kara region, northern Togo.
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The making of Le Gruyère AOP — Switzerland's most internationally celebrated hard cheese, produced in the Gruyères district of Canton Fribourg since at least the 12th century.
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