Due to the
abundance of grapes in the Erkilet region, this traditional food, which is said
to belong to this region, takes its name from cat leg because it resembles a
cat leg in appearance. Making cat legs is difficult. Its main ingredient is a
dessert made from molasses. This food, which is rich in vitamins, minerals and
energy, is first made by stringing walnuts on a 1-meter rope, then dipping them
into a very thick must obtained by cooking the mixture of walnuts with
molasses, eggs, yogurt and some soil, and then hanging them in a clean place
and drying them. The thickness of the cat leg differs from each other according
to the amount of dipping in the must. Dried cat legs are ready to eat in a week.
This food (cat's
leg), which has a very important place in Turkey, is made by using plenty of
walnuts and consumed as a food that gives intelligence and energy to the
sultans in the Ottoman period, makes a great contribution to the country's
economy, based on the result that walnut producers evaluate this product and
increase the variety of foods to be made with walnuts..
