The Best Turkish Delights
Turkish delight is a Turkish dessert made from water, sugar and starch, a natural and healthy food source known for having many health benefits. It is famous in the Levant region, especially in Turkey, where it has become one of the most popular and famous traditional Turkish sweets. Some call it “Turkish delight” as in English where it is called exactly “Turkish delights”.
Where Did the Name “Rahat lokum” come from?
The name came from the Ottoman Turkish word "throat relief" as these Turkish sweets comfort the throat and relieve its congestion.
“the comfort of the throat” candy was first known in the Anatolian region, but it was spread especially within the borders of the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century
It is said that Sultan Abdul Hamid organized a competition for making the best candy. The competition was won by one of the confectioners who took it to the Sultan's court before it was spread to the public.
“the comfort of the throat” candy is made of honey, or molasses, and flour before the well-known white sugar was known, which later became one of its basic ingredients along with starch, walnuts and pistachios.
Enjoy the Taste of the Finest Turkish Delights
If you want to try the real sweetness of Turkish delights, you must have it in Turkey, as the Turks are famous for their artistry in making and exporting them to the world. Istanbul is the center of its industry and there are many famous shops that attract tourists to taste this delicious dessert, especially Hafez Mustafa’s Turkish delights and that of Karaköy Güllüoğlu.
The Finest Types of Turkish Delights
We offer you, below, one of the most famous and demanded types of Turkish delights by Arab tourists, especially Saudis, where even if you have not been to or visited Turkey before, you cannot deprive yourself from tasting it. It is enough to enter Sweet Saray Store, in the Turkish delights section, choose whatever you want from it, and we will buy it, ship it and deliver it fresh to your doorstep at the cheapest shipping price you can find in all of Turkey.
Turkish Delights with Milk
It is also called the Royal Turkish delights due to its fame, luxury and good taste. It is consisted of Turkish delights with milk dipped in pistachios from the outside and a luxurious nut filling from inside.
Turkish Delights with Pistachio
This type of Turkish delights is kneaded with green Antep pistachios and many flavors according to its type, such as pistachio with honey, pistachio with Kiwi, and pomegranate Turkish delights.
Turkish Delights with Hazelnut
Hazelnuts are used in the dough of Turkish delights with orange. They can be ordered, from Hafiz Mustafa sweets at an affordable price from Sweet Saray Store, a Turkish sweets store that collects all kinds of luxurious Turkish sweets in one store, and delivered by fast shipping to all Gulf countries.
Turkish Delights with Rose & Pistachios
Turkish delights with rose is famous for most of the cities of the Levant , and almost all of them manufacture it, but the Turkish one is distinguished by the fact that it is kneaded with Antep pistachios and rosewater which gives it a distinctive flavor.
Turkish Delights with Pomegranate
One of the tastiest types that is usually consumed in the morning with Turkish coffee. Turkish delights with pomegranate is made and kneaded with Antep pistachios. According to the customer service data of the Turkish Sweet Saray Confectionery shop, this type is the favorite and the best-selling type for customers in USA and Russia.
Turkish Delights Assortment
Hafiz Mustafa, one of the famous confectionery manufacturers in Turkey, offers a mixed Turkish delights box in which he puts about 6 different types of delights; when you buy it you can enjoy different and varied tastes of these delicious sweets.
This type of delights is favorable for gifts because it comes wrapped in a wooden box inspired by the culture of Istanbul, and it also includes several types of delights in one box, which enables customers to taste all the varieties in one place.
Hafiz Mustafa Turkish Delights
Hafez Mustafa is famous for being one of the most famous Turkish confectionery shops, which has a history of more than 150 years and produces various types of sweets, including baklava and Turkish delights. He has also exported a large amount of his products to most countries of the world, and has established a chain of stores that sell his products inside and outside Turkey, where he arrived to Dubai, the USA, Qatar and other countries.
Hafiz Mustafa is one of the most visited confectionery shops by tourists in Istanbul, where thousands visit him to enjoy the taste of his delicious sweets and buy sweets for family and relatives upon returning home.
Turkish Delights Calories
Number of calories in each type of Turkish delights varies according to the filling and the materials used for its flavor:
- Calories in hazelnut delights - 38 kcal
- Calories in chocolate delights – 50 kcal
- Calories in Walnut delights – 50 kcal
- Calories in hazelnut delights - 33 kcal
- Calories in Pistachio delights - 63 kcal
Tips for Having Turkish Delight Without Gaining Weight
- Keep exercising and walking daily as much as possible;
- If your daily burn rate is 2000 calories, try as much as possible to replace one of your meals with two pieces of delights;
- Drink a lot of water, about two liters a day;
- Do not eat delights or sweets in the evening and sleep after; try to eat them in the afternoon or in the morning, where you still have the physical activity; and
- It is good to have it with Turkish coffee because coffee increases the overall fat burning rate.
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