By Nicolas Bard

Supjuk lukum is a large, elongated delicacy containing sugar, glucose, nizte, water and nuts, which are tied in twine during its preparation process.

Walnuts can replace the absence of sugar as a sweetener.

Initially, Supjuk Lukum (Supjuk = sausage) appeared in the harem of the Sultans, and is now served in cafes along with coffee and is a traditional treat in Orthodox monasteries. It usually has a aroma of rose, cloves and cinnamon, and is the sweet – trademark of Komotini.

Where there is Greece, he traveled to the beautiful Komotini and guided us to Ersin Memet’s pastry workshop, which has been making traditional sausage lukum for many decades, and transmits his sweetness from generation to generation. Mr. Ersin told us that he is continuing his father’s work, who first began to make this pastry since 1950, and now this turkey has been inextricably linked to the city. The sausage lukum is made with must. It boils like a Turkish Turkish and its property is that the nuts inside pass one by one in a thread. Then the thread is dipped in the turkey and then hung, and after draining well, the final turkey remains.

His father, as he characteristically tells us, had the confectionery germ inside him. Indeed, in the difficult years of the Occupation, he “stole” the sugar that his grandmother was guarding, melted it in the pot and when he caramelized it to the children of the neighborhood. Grandma, of course, was not particularly happy with this act, but his inclination had a positive impact, as he in the future opened his own workshop and did his great passion. This business continues today by his son, Mr. Ersin, and hopes that one of his 4 children will continue to continue confectionery, and when they return to Komotini for their vacation, they always help their father at work.

The whole of Komotini is a patchwork of cultures, perfumes, flavors and images, and all this uniqueness is surrounded by a bite of sausage lukum. If you are in the city, do not forget to try it and leave to get enough to give it to acquaintances and friends. It is undoubtedly the best and sweetest remembrance you can get from there!