01.11.2026 09:31
Gökhan Uzunparmak and his friends, who went on a nature hike in the Arsuz district of Hatay, cooked geographically indicated Antakya künefe over a fire burning with natural gas emerging from between the rocks at Yanartaş, which is known to have been burning since the Roman period. The group, caught in a severe storm, ate the künefe under difficult conditions; villagers who came by said they saw künefe being made by the fire for the first time.
A group of hikers who set out for a nature walk in Hatay had a unique experience by cooking geographically indicated Antakya künefe over the natural fire at Yanartaş, located in the Arsuz district and known to have been burning since the Roman period.
THEY COOKED IT OVER A FIRE THAT HAS BEEN BURNING FOR CENTURIES
Gökhan Uzunparmak, who lives in Antakya, and his friends chose the Zilli Waterfall location in the Kurtbağı neighborhood of the Arsuz district for a nature walk. Wanting to do something different in the area where Yanartaş is located, known to have been burning for centuries due to natural gas emerging from between the rocks, the group cooked the geographically indicated Antakya künefe they had brought with them over the constantly burning fire.
The group, caught in a severe storm while preparing the künefe, enjoyed nature by eating the künefe they cooked under difficult conditions. The villagers who came over during the event said they saw künefe being made at the fire that has been burning for years for the first time.
THE VILLAGERS SAW THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME
Gökhan Uzunparmak, who stated that they made the city's geographically indicated delicacy, künefe, on the fire that has not gone out for centuries, said, “We had a nature walking group with our friends. During a walk we did at the weekend, we discovered a place known as Yanartaş near Zilli Waterfall in the Kurtbağı neighborhood of the Arsuz district. It is a place where fire has been coming out from between the rocks for centuries. We decided to do an event there with our friends. We prepared the künefe we brought with us all together. Just as we were about to eat it, we were caught in a very severe storm. We had to eat the künefe without cooking it as we wanted. However, we had a very nice memory here. The villagers came over and said they saw people making künefe there for the first time. We liked that very much too. We all sat together and shared our künefe. It was an unforgettable event for us. According to what the villagers told us, this fire has been known since their ancestors and has continued to burn for centuries. An Antakya resident going there and making künefe was an interesting event for them too. It was truly a very nice experience. We carried out an event that was both different and enjoyable. This year too, we are thinking of going again before the rains start.”