Some traditions are woven into everyday life and provide a livelihood for families. 🌶️ In Nazilli, Aydın, strings of peppers are carefully dried each year, following a tradition passed down through generations. The process takes time and patience while providing an important source of income for local families. Food traditions like this reflect the #LivingHeritage found along the Silk Roads, where techniques, flavours and knowledge have travelled between communities for centuries. Rooted in the past, these practices remain part of everyday life #ForThePeople today. 📸 “Drying Peppers” by Halis Çınar Yaralı is part of the 8th UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest, capturing traditions and stories that connect communities across the Silk Roads. Discover more through the eyes of the young photographers who captured them. Link in bio. ©️ Halis Çınar Yaralı / UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads