Is Maraş Ekşili Çorba a registered geographical indication?
Yes. Maraş Ekşili Çorba is registered with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office under No. 1387 as a geographical indication.
Which region does Maraş Ekşili Çorba belong to?
According to the registration, Maraş Ekşili Çorba belongs to Kahramanmaraş.
What does "geographical indication" mean?
Mark of origin: the dish's reputation and method are tied to this region, though it may be produced elsewhere.
Maraş ekşili çorba is a Kahramanmaraş soup built on lentils yet quite unlike the everyday lentil soup. It carries pounded wheat, boiled chickpeas, purslane or beetroot and aubergine, drawing its sourness from sumac. Cooked to a recipe distinct from the Ottoman sour soup, it holds a registered geographical indication.
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION · TURKISH PATENT REGISTRY
No. 1387
geographical indication
Mark of origin: the dish's reputation and method are tied to this region, though it may be produced elsewhere.
