Association of Baklava and Dessert Producers (BAKTAD) head Mehmet Yıldırım announced on May 12 that baklava, a traditional Turkish dessert, would not be baked with pistachio in this year’s Ramadan because of high prices, Anadolu agency reported.
According to Yıldırım, pistachio prices should have been around 70 liras per kilo, whereas some wholesalers raised the price to 201 liras. Baklava producers’ decision to stop using pistachio during holy month, which will start on May 15 and end on June 14, is a part of a larger boycott against wholesalers and black market traders.
“Neither manufacturers nor baklava producers nor consumers benefit from this situation. If a solution is not found, many baklava producers will go bankrupt and baklava, which is one of our national values, will become history,” stated Yıldırım. He also suggested supervision and deterministic mechanisms to operate in the sector.
from Turkish Minute https://www.turkishminute.com/2018/05/13/turks-not-to-eat-baklava-with-pistachio-during-ramadan-due-to-high-prices/
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