Damascus-SANA
The fifty-year-old Taher Nader, from the city of Qamishli, stops the visitors of the annual flower exhibition held in Tishreen Park to enjoy seeing him preparing cotton candy using his simple tools and the old traditional hand-made method.
Sana met Nader while he was preparing cotton candy as part of the 41st flower exhibition, which is being held by the Ministry of Tourism in cooperation with the governorate of Damascus. traditional manual work.
And Nader explained that what distinguishes this candy is that it does not spoil quickly and that its texture is soft and melts quickly in the mouth, explaining the method of making it, which includes mixing sugar, flour, ghee, and sugar with each other to obtain a homogeneous mixture. A gelatinous substance that is cut in the form of woolen kebabs and placed in collectors and sold to the old visitors before the young ones who rush to buy it to enjoy its delicious taste and laugh at the spread of its threads on their mouths.
Nader, a father of four children, indicated that he devoted his small project, which includes the manufacture of cotton candy, to a small corner in the city of Lattakia, through which he secures an income that helps him and his family meet the requirements of life, indicating that through this project he was able to educate his children in universities and schools.
Nader concluded his speech by saying, "The cotton candy that I make by hand is very popular in the city of Lattakia, which I have resided in for a long time, because I still relied in its manufacture on the traditional hand-made method that I learned from my family, which is famous for its manufacture in Qamishli, and it is very popular with visitors to the flower exhibition." I love this profession a lot, despite its poor financial returns, and I want to teach it to those who want to keep it from disappearing.
Sakina Muhammed