Rowan trees that grow naturally in Sivas bear fruit every two years. Ripe fruits are collected in August and September and left to rot. It is thought that consumed rotten fruit is good for many health problems, especially heart and skin diseases. The fruit is consumed to quickly cure cases of diarrhea.
TAKES ITS PLACE ON THE COUNTER
After a year, Rowan fruits, which were collected in August and September last year and left to rot, took their place on the stalls in Sivas. The fruit, sold for 100 TL per kilo, brings hope to those seeking healing.
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, BLOOD PRESSURE…
Orhun Özfidancı, an herbalist in Sivas, stated that the fruit is good for many diseases and said, “It grows in Koyulhisar, Suşehri region in Sivas. It is good for the digestive system, cardiovascular diseases, blood pressure, gynecological diseases and is a very healing fruit that is also beneficial for skin care when used regularly.
IT GROWS EVERY 2 YEARS
This fruit grows every 2 years and we last sold this fruit 3 years ago. It comes out around November, December and January and is expected to ripen. When it hardens and turns black, it is placed on the counters to be sold. We sell it for 100 lira per kilo. Many plants and fruits have local names among the people in Sivas.
THERE IS TOO MUCH DEMAND
It is a fruit that is in high demand when it is sold on the stalls and the time window for its sale is limited. But there is a lot of demand right now. Our sales continue until the end of January and you won’t find it any longer. Although it grows every 2 years, it is a difficult fruit to collect and clean. “Some of our customers buy it to consume in their childhood because it is useful, while some customers buy it to remember the past,” he said.
Salim Kalaycı said, “I have been consuming vez fruit since my childhood. When I was a child, we had this fruit tree in our garden. I haven’t eaten in about 15 years and I’m back to my childhood. Due to its appearance, it is also called ‘Tidi shit’. In popular parlance, ‘Tidi shit’ means goat dung. “I bought it when I saw it here,” he said.
(UAV)