Bursa Chestnut Candy

Bursa Chestnut Candy is a transformation story that begins with patience.
The chestnuts collected from the mountains are cleaned of their shells one by one; then not with sugar, units with time. While slowly cooking in syrup, a hard fruit turns into an elegant taste. This transformation requires mastery; it is not in a hurry.

In the early 1900s, considered the heart of Bursa in Şekerciler Çarşısı, flesh and flesh. With the sound of coppersmiths, the smell of candy rising from the shops is mixed together. Chestnut candy becomes identified with Bursa in a short time; not just a dessert, It becomes city's souvenir.

So much so that the state delegations coming to Bursa from Ankara take this taste with them on the way back; Bursa Chestnut Candy takes its place among the special gifts brought to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. A box of chestnut sugar, not just sweet in those years, It represents the elegance and effort of Bursa. Bursa will be the center of production for many years.
That's why the reputation of Bursa Chestnut Candy is not only from its recipe; but alsoIt comes from his masters and his knowledge passed down from generation to generation. It belongs to Bursa with its geography, history and smell.

Today, when a chestnut candy is taken into the mouth, it is not just the taste of sugar that is felt.
It is the memory of a city, the sound of a bazaar and the trace of a tradition that exceeds a century.