Turkish delight

Turkish Delight [ lokum ] is a Turkish candy on the basis of a syrup of gelatinized starch and sugar, often with mastic. It is soft and sticky, transparent yellowish or can also be different colors.

The word derives from the Turkish Delight Turkish " lokma ", which translates as " bite, bite " is. The full name is " rahat - lokum " - " comfortable morsel ", originally from the Arabic by rahat al - hulqum / راحة الحلقوم / rāḥatu ʾ l - ḥulqūm /, pleasure / peace for the palate '.

For the production of Turkish Delight the syrup is boiled for several hours, then allowed to stand until it is fixed; The mass is cut into pieces and rolled in powdered sugar or shredded coconut, so that they no longer sticks to your fingers. Frequent additions to flavor the syrup are the juice of lemons or oranges and rose water or orange blossom water. Partly also chopped nuts, almonds, pistachios or pureed apricots are added.

The current distribution extends over the entire territory of the former Ottoman Empire in the Middle East and in the Balkans and Greece, but also beyond (Azerbaijan, Armenia).

It is in Turkish delight a Turkish invention, which is the apprentice confectioner Bekir Bey Haci Bekir Company of Constantinople Opel attributed.

Since Turkish Delight Turkish Delight is called in English, it is sometimes incorrectly referred to in German as " Turkish delight ". However, this term is an older term for white nougat, of which there is a variant in Turkey, called halva.

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  • Alan Davidson: The Oxford Companion to Food, 2nd ed New York in 2001, articles Turkish delight
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