Türkiye’s Maraş dondurması (Maraş ice cream) gets its name from the town of Kahramanmaraş, known as Maraş for short, which is located at the foot of Ahir Mountain. It is a dessert that is enjoyed all across Türkiye. Its thickened texture and taste make it different from classic Italian-style ice cream (gelato) and definitely worth trying. The secret to this type of ice cream is its ingredients, which are native to these lands. These include “salep” or “sahlep,” the powdered tubers of a purple orchid that grows only around Ahir Mountain and makes the ice cream more tempered. In addition to salep, Maraş ice cream contains Arabic gum, a resin that makes it chewier, and goat’s milk, which comes from the goats on Ahir Mountain.