Antep Firiği
Anatomy of the Product
Antep Firiği
Antep Firiği
Its Story
It is wheat smoked over fire in the field while still green and before fully ripening, without removing its husks. It is a regional product with a green-brown color, resembling bulgur and rice, featuring a distinctive smoky taste and aroma. It has been produced in the Gaziantep region for centuries.
Geographical Origin
Gaziantep, Türkiye
Ingredients / Steps
Durum Wheat → Harvesting Before Full Ripening → Green Spike Green Wheat → Olive Branch / Grapevine Wood Fire → Burning & Smoking Burning → Cooling → Drying in the Shade Winnowing in the Wind → Separation from Burned Parts → Cleaning Shade & Wind → Drying → Approx. 15% Moisture → Sorting Final → Coarse Freekeh / Fine Freekeh → Antep Freekeh
How It Is Made
Harvest (at 35-50% moisture, green wheat) → Drying in the shade → Burning in a gentle wind (with olive and grape wood) → Separating in the wind → Drying in the shade (down to 15% moisture) → Sorting
Registration Information
Designation of Origin — File No: C2017/007, Registration No: 244, Application Date: 18.01.2017, Registration Date: 24.11.2017, Status: Registered, Applicant: Gaziantep Commodity Exchange
Producers
It has been registered by the Gaziantep Commodity Exchange.
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