Kemaliye Lok Dessert Product Description and Distinctive Features: Kemaliye Lök Tatlısı / Eğin Lök Tatlısı is a dessert produced in the Kemaliye district of Erzincan province by grinding dried mulberries and mixing them with walnuts until it reaches a paste-like consistency using a stone mill. In production, Kemaliye Dutu / Eğin Dutu, registered with the number 813 as a geographical indication, is used. Since Kemaliye used to be called Eğin, both names, Kemaliye Lök Tatlısı and Eğin Lök Tatlısı, are used to describe the product. The product is produced in facilities called "lökhane" or in homes (using stone mortars). The history of Kemaliye Lök Tatlısı / Eğin Lök Tatlısı dates back to the Ottoman period, and it was served to the sultans. For this reason, it is also known as the "sultan's dessert" within the geographical region. Additionally, during periodic games played in the Ottoman palaces, there was a punishment known as "lök dövme" (beating with lök), which adds to the significance of Kemaliye Lök Tatlısı / Eğin Lök Tatlısı in the culinary culture and traditions of the geographical region. Production Method: In the production of Kemaliye Lök Tatlısı / Eğin Lök Tatlısı, Kemaliye Dutu / Eğin Dutu, registered with the number 813 as a geographical indication, is used. The components and production stages required to produce approximately 8 kg of Kemaliye Lök Tatlısı / Eğin Lök Tatlısı are outlined below: Ingredients: - 5.5 - 6 kg dried Kemaliye Dutu / Eğin Dutu - 2.5 kg walnuts Preparation: Dried Kemaliye Dutu / Eğin Dutu is passed through a mulberry sorting machine, cleaned, and ground in a stone mill. Crushed walnuts are added to the ground mulberries, and the mixture is pounded in stone, iron, or bronze mortars with approximately 3500 to 5000 strokes until it reaches a paste-like consistency. The product is typically packaged in molds of 7-8 cm in length and 2 cm in thickness or in molds suitable for packaging preferences. The packaged product can be stored for 6 months in a cool and dry environment, while the unpackaged product can be preserved for 15 days.