Turkish; thick jelly made by evaporating grape juice, the basis of Turkish delight and other sugar confectionery. Also the general Balkan name for jam.
Pekmez
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Pekmez (Turkish: pekmez, from 11c Oghuz Turkic bekmes [1][2]) or dibs (Arabic) is a molasses-like syrup obtained after condensing juices of fruit must, especially grape, fig or mulberry, by boiling with coagulant agents. It is used as a syrup or mixed with tahini for breakfast.
Dibis is a similar product made from dates.[3] There is also another kind of Pekmez, made from carob, called keçiboynuzu pekmezi or harnup pekmezi in Turkish language.
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Most of the grape products in Turkey are in the form of pekmez and raisins, particularly sultanas.
Pekmez is also known and made in the Balkans though it's more like jam in its texture.
History
Fruit molasses goes back to the classical period: see defrutum.[3]
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