In Konya, citizens turned to pickles and pickle juice to strengthen their immunity in the winter months, especially after the recently increasing flu epidemics. Producing 80 kinds of pickles, Selman Kozan said, “Pickles or pickle juice are very useful for sore throats, mouth sores and coughs in flu infections.”
There has been an increase in epidemic diseases recently. Respiratory infections can be effective in everyone, especially children. Diseases, especially those with weak immune systems, can cause intensity in hospitals from time to time. Some citizens who want to strengthen their immunity turn to natural pickles, one of the indispensable flavors of Turkish tables.
Underlining that certain points should be paid attention to during the installation phase of pickles, pickler Selman Kozan said that his suggestion to people with similar complaints is pickles and pickle juice. Kozan said, “With the seasonal transitions, cold epidemics started to occur with the cooling of the weather. We look at the hospitals and the emergency rooms are full of people. There is an extreme epidemic especially in children of developmental age. This started to increase after the schools opened. However, as we always say, probiotic natural pickle juice and pickles are products that should be consumed especially. It strengthens the immune system. In terms of health, it is very good for sore throats, mouth sores, coughs, especially in colds and flu infections. Pickles, pickle juice, as well as diabetic patients, especially diabetic patients, of course, when we say this, we recommend that it be consumed under the control of a dietician. Pickles have many benefits. In terms of people, pickles are one of the forgotten cultures. We are trying to revive this especially in Konya. Classic everyone is already making pickles at home. We try to direct them to different pickles. Everyone who comes here says 'I'm coughing, my throat hurts, what should we do' and I say consume pickles. Natural pickles are probiotic, especially pickle juice.”
“It has many, many benefits such as diabetes, MS disease, stone problems in the gallbladder”
Explaining that the benefits of some pickles are more than normal products, pickler Selman Kozan said, “There are already classic pickles, pepper, cucumber, mixed, varieties of peppers, varieties of cucumber, these are the most consumed products right now. In addition to this, okra pickles, pickled peppers, pickled peppers, pickled cucumbers, caper pickles in order to direct us to different pickles in Konya. For example, caper pickles are very useful. It has many benefits such as diabetes, MS disease, stone problem in the gall bladder. I am saying this because we have experienced this with our customers, we already have many customers in that regard. The products we sell the most are different products, especially plums, plums, almonds; we sell these a lot, for example. Pickled garlic, we already call it a natural antibiotic. Now when we eat it raw, it has an extreme odor. But when we ferment it, we change the water 2-3 times and we don't use every garlic. Natural garlic is not from outside or not every product. Since we use local garlic, we also reduce its odor in the form of preparation. You can eat as much as you want, it definitely does not smell in your mouth.”
Kozan said, “Our pickles are one hundred percent natural, there are no additives, no preservatives and our pickles are pickled in the old mother and father style, the top is permeated, that is, there is permeation, which we call whitening. It shows that there are no additives or preservatives. In the season of our pickles, the products are harvested for 2-3 months. Then we start to assemble them. Handmade pickles, our products are not fabricated. There are no additives or preservatives. We collect them in 200-liter barrels from the field, we describe how to make them together with the working women, and we adjust the water. In other words, the important thing in pickles is the drying water. After adjusting the drying water properly, our pickles already catch their flavor,” he said.
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