There are many women in the market that are synonymous with the word labor. Another one is Hacer Anne, who is famous for her pleasant conversation as much as her pancakes and pastries. “Mom” because they work as a family and is like the mother of the market. Pointing to his son Haluk, who received the orders, he says, “My hand has been in this dough for thirty years, but thanks to this dough, I made my children study at university.” It is always at the counter from the early hours of the morning in the windiest and coolest entrance part of the market. He may have been doing the same job for thirty years, but he constantly renews himself. His latest discovery is the ginger pumpkin pie. There can be no such ingenious, such unusual flavor!
If I can’t find what I’m looking for on the counter, it says “We couldn’t collect it, dear.” “The weather was very cold in our area. It will be next week, but you come again. ” I think of Fatma Abla while I was collecting those herbs I found only in the bazaar along the icy streams without saying winter or cold. This is why what I bought is very valuable. As soon as I go home, I wrap it up so that they do not spoil quickly, and I use it sparingly throughout the week, not at once, so that it lasts long.
In the midst of that confusion, he manages to always smile, answer all kinds of questions from customers, explain the benefits of black cabbage, for example, on his counter, and how to pickle borage.
