Tarhana is a traditional, spicy Turkish soup common throughout Anatolia. Tarhana powder is prepared by mixing plain yogurt, flour, and grated vegetables like red pepper, tomato, and onion into a thick paste that is left to ferment for several days. The paste is then divided up, dried, and crumbled to make tarhana powder. Put one full spoon of tarhana and 1.5 glass of water in a pot for each person. Stir continuously 15 mins with medium heat. Add some butter and serve.
Prepared using herbs such as linden, sage, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, rosehip, mint, cloves and fruits such as orange, lemon, apple, quince, winter tea becomes an antioxidant mixture when sweetened with honey. The plants are dried and used for the winter tea prepared by Arifoglu.
Zahter, which is similar to thyme in appearance, can also be called "black thyme". It has a very sharp, even bitter odor. It grows wild in Central and Southern Anatolian regions. In addition to being used as a spice in meals, zahter, which is also a tea, has many benefits.