Turkish Walnut Sausage (Cevizli Sucuk), Pomegranate-Flavored Molasses

This is Turkish walnut sausage — in Turkish cevizli sucuk — whole walnuts coated layer after layer in thick grape molasses (pekmez) with a pomegranate flavor, then dried into a firm rope. Despite the name it contains no meat: "sucuk" refers only to the sausage shape. The pomegranate is an added fruity note over a grape-molasses base — this is not pure pomegranate molasses.

It comes from the same family as Georgian churchkhela. Walnut halves are threaded onto a string, dipped again and again into warm thickened grape juice until the coating builds up, then hung to dry for days. Slice it across and you see whole walnut centers running through a deep reddish-brown molasses layer — naturally sweet, chewy, and rich with real walnuts. There is no animal gelatin; it is a fruit-and-nut sweet in sausage form.

How to enjoy it

Slice it into thin rounds and serve with strong Turkish tea or coffee, on a dessert or cheese board, or as a high-energy bite on its own. Some traditional makers leave the natural string the walnuts were dipped on inside the rope; if present, simply pull it out before slicing. It keeps and travels well, so it reaches homes from the United States and Canada to the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

Sizes, ingredients & allergens

Available in 250g, 500g, and 750g. Typical ingredients: grape molasses (pekmez), walnuts, sugar, wheat starch, glucose, and a small amount of acidity regulator (citric acid, E330), with added pomegranate flavor.

Allergen note: contains walnut (tree nut) and gluten (wheat) from the wheat starch/flour in the coating. May contain traces of other tree nuts. Keep in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight with the package closed. Best served sliced.