Name:

Samiye

Surname:

Hacikura

Country:

Turkey

Region:

Alanya

Biography:


Samiye Hacıkura was born in Alanya in 1946. She has always lived there. Thimble baklava is of the emblematic dishes of Alanya. According to her sweet pastries used to be cooked only for weddings, feasts, and on special days in the old times. The thimble baklava was prepared also on bayrams and special days. She learned it from her mother before she got married and afterwards her mother-in-law taught her again.