As it is known, diseases and flu infections have increased significantly in recent years. While these diseases, which many people complain about, continue, some citizens are looking for ways to feel good with natural methods. In this process, the interest in freshly squeezed fruit juices and atoms with different contents increased greatly. Citizens flock to buy atoms, one of which is sold for 20 TL and is expressed as a ‘natural flu medicine’. While there are many types of atoms, it is almost impossible to predict the content of one in particular. Because it contains baklava. Here are the details…
“LAST YEAR PRICE WAS 10 TL, THIS YEAR IT IS 20 TL”
Cocktails prepared from a mixture of fruits, which have become widespread in Gaziantep in recent years, are also known as healthy fruit juices. The cocktails prepared by the atomists of Gaziantep from a mixture of orange, lemon, grapefruit and pomegranate are seen as natural remedies against the flu. Stating that those who want to take vitamins naturally, especially in the winter season, come to atom shops, Muhammed Hamido said, “We make the most consumed flu medicine in winter. It consists of a mixture of orange, lemon, grapefruit, ginger and honey. Vitamin C consists of almost the same mixtures. Orange, It is prepared with a mixture of lemon, grapefruit and pomegranate. Last year its price was 10 TL, this year it is 20. It is natural and contains vitamins. The atom consisting of a mixture of fruits is banana, apple, date, strawberry, sugar beet, milk, honey, hazelnut, “We make a mixture of peanuts, walnuts, almonds. Last year, the price was 15 TL, this year it is 25 TL,” he said.
A FIRST IN GAZIANTEP: “ATOM WITH BAKLAVA”
Atomic master Hamido, who stated that he was the inventor of the baklava atom in Gaziantep, said, “We broke new ground in Gaziantep. Baklava Atom is one of the drinks most preferred by our customers. We make a mixture of bananas, milk, baklava, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts, almonds. Since we made baklava for the first time in Gaziantep, there is a great demand from the citizens. There are 2 types of baklava atom being sold, in the form of small glasses and large glasses. The price of a small glass is 25 TL and a large glass is 40 TL. There is a high demand from the citizens, and sometimes they even say that it is very cheap. We buy it fresh daily from a contracted company. We are selling atoms with baklava up to 10 kilos per day and up to 20 kilos on weekends. The day of the week when we sell the most is Saturday and Sunday. Baklava is the most preferred beverage because it is Gaziantep’s unique dessert.
Stating that they have special mixtures for citizens to overcome the disease in a short time, Muhammed Hac Ahmet said, “We make flu medicine and vitamin C as natural drinks. We add orange, lemon, grapefruit and pomegranate in vitamin C. In the mixed flu medicine that we have specially made, it consists of a mixture of orange, lemon, grapefruit, ginger and honey.
Atom, which is one of the indispensable energy stores of the winter months and contains bananas, apples, dates, strawberries, sugar beets, milk, honey, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts, almonds and seasonal fruits, has become the indispensable drink of the customers. (UAV)
