Agin Chickpea, produced by boiling hairy chickpeas, hand-harvested from the Agin district of Elazig, with oak ash and roasting them over a wood fire, is a geographically indicated product.Although extremely laborious to make, Agin Chickpea is a natural nutritional powerhouse with its minerals and vitamins. Regular consumption as a snack provides significant benefits for overall human health. Agin Chickpea, a traditional snack from Turkey, is of critical nutritional importance.
Agin Chickpea has several distinguishing features.
Chickpeas, which are made into Agin Chickpea, are grown ecologically in the Agin District Center and its villages in Elazig Province.,The Agin District has a calcareous soil structure and has adapted to the regional climate differently from other regions. The chickpea variety, which has a thick, hairy shell but a good shelling ability, is grown ecologically in natural environments without being subjected to any chemical pesticides or fertilization. The biggest difference between Agin roasted chickpeas and other roasted chickpeas is the production technique. The hairy chickpeas grown in the Agin region are boiled in oak wood and lye in ovens. Other regions do not use the boiling technique in roasting chickpea production. The boiled chickpeas are roasted one time in a sand composed of 5 carbonate extracted in the Agin region. Other region's roasted chickpeas are roasted 3-4 times without sand. Agin roasted chickpeas are shelled after a single roasting process and offered for sale. Other region's roasted chickpeas are rested for 10-15 days after the first roasting and then offered for sale after a 2nd-3rd roasting process.