Loukoumades

Loukoumades (Greek λουκουμάδες ) or Turkish lokma are a sweet dish which is known in Arabic, Greek, Persian and Turkish cuisine. Loukoumades are dough balls that smørre in Greece from a special dough with addition of cinnamon and then fried floating in grease. In Turkish the balls " bite " are referred to as " lokma ", this translates, but here much cinnamon is not usually used as in the Greek version. To serve, they are soaked in sugar syrup or honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. They are then eaten with a fork. Another option is to put the dough balls as souvlaki on a wooden skewer. They can then be eaten out of hand without additional utensils.

In most countries, more known as a dessert, Loukoumades are already consumed for breakfast or as a snack in Greece.

Etymology

The Turkish word lokma means a mouthful 'or' morsel '. It is believed that lokma is related to the Arab لقمة luqma (t). A variant لقمة القادي luqmat al - qadi ( "The judge's mouthful " ) called, was described by al - Baghdadi in the 13th century, and is cooked in Arab countries today. The Greek word λουκουμάς ( loukoumas, " donut " ) is derived in turn from from the Turkish lokma. Since the balls are hardly ever eaten individually, the dish is referred to as plural " Loukoumades ".

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• Greek Cuisine
• Turkish Cuisine
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