1 July: Göbeklitepe joins the World Heritage List, and a bowl of Firik Soup
On 1 July 2018 UNESCO added Göbeklitepe in Şanlıurfa to the World Heritage List: T-shaped pillars raised by hunter-gatherers some 11,500 years ago. Einkorn wheat was first farmed in the nearby Karacadağ hills, so firik, south-east Türkiye's smoky green-wheat soup, carries that story to the table.
Firik Soup
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Firik is wheat harvested while still green and then roasted, which gives it a smoky, nutty flavour. In south-eastern Türkiye it is cooked into a soup with onion, tomato or pepper paste, chickpeas and a good meat stock, sometimes with small pieces of chicken or lamb.
Read about Firik Soup and get the recipe →What happened
UNESCO inscribes Göbeklitepe (Şanlıurfa, Türkiye), monumental enclosures built by hunter-gatherers about 11,500 years ago, on the World Heritage List.
Sources
- UNESCO: decision 42 COM 8B.34
- UNESCO: four sites added, 1 July 2018
- Heun et al., Science 1997: einkorn domestication at Karacadağ
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