What do you know about Turkish delights
Turkish delights is a type of Turkish sweets that is spread in many countries of the world, especially the Mediterranean basin and the Levant. Turkey is exclusively famous for it, as it is one of the well-known traditional Turkish sweets that Turks skillfully make and export to all countries of the world.
Turkish delights has a soft gelatinous texture, made mainly of starch and sugar, and many flavors of fruits of various kinds such as pomegranate and kiwi are added to it. It is kneaded with nuts such as walnuts and pistachios.
Why it's Called "raḥat lokum" (comfort of the throat')
There are a lot of stories about the history of Turkish delight. Versions proved that Turkish lokum sweet or what is broadly called “Turkish delight” or “comfort of the throat” appeared for the first time in the eighteenth century, where Sultan Abdul Hamid wanted a soft dessert; a competition was held to make the same and many stepped forward to it.
Ali Mohieddin Haj Bakir, one of the confectioners, won the competition, and was taken to the palace kitchen and started making this dessert for the palace. Afterwards, it was spread from the palaces of the Sultans to the public houses.
Types of Turkish Delights
There are a lot of types that the Turks superbly make and boast of as a kind of tourism promotion for their country in addition to its delicious taste. The most important of which are:
- Pistachio Turkish delights
- Pomegranate Turkish delights
- Hazelnuts Turkish delights
- Rosewater Turkish delights
- Kiwi Turkish delights
- Mastic Turkish delights
The Most Famous Manufacturers of Turkish Delights
There are a lot of Turkish delights makers in Turkey and all kinds are available starting from the popular ones that are sold on street sidewalks and in popular markets or bazaars to luxury ones sold in the major olden salons and restaurants.
Tourists Generally Prefer Two Specific Types of lokum desserts, namely:
Hafiz Mustafa Turkish Delights
Hafez Mustafa is one of the most famous delights manufacturers in Turkey, and almost no moment passes without having an Arab or foreign tourist being in his restaurant to taste sweets or buy gifts to his country of return. Hafiz offers various types of ordinary, mixed, stuffed, or fruit- flavored delights such as pomegranate, rose and kiwi.
You can buy the “assorted Turkish delights box” that encompasses several types in one place where you can taste several flavors in one box.
Karakoy Gulluoglu Turkish Delights
Karakoy Gulluoglu is not as famous as Hafiz Mustafa in the Arab region, but in Europe and America he has a very wide fame. He is famous for the quality and delicious taste of his products. Besides, he has only one branch, to ensure quality and keenness to provide the best delights to his customers.
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Turkish Delights Ingredients
Turkish delights does not contain many ingredients. It can be done at home after preparing a number of ingredients, including
- Starch
- Sugar
- Rosewater
- Lemon juice
- Gelatin powder
- Food coloring
- Nuts as desired
How to Make Turkish Delights at Home
- Prepare three cups of water, one to dissolve starch, other to dissolve gelatin, and a third to boil on fire being sugar added therein until it dissolves completely, afterwards gelatin is added until boiling.
- After that, the first Cup in which the starch was placed is added until consistency changes due to heat and becomes firm and thick.
- Pour the mixture into a bowl, cover with parchment paper, spread the dough thereon. At this stage the dough is also kneaded with nuts.
- After the mixture cools down, it is placed in the refrigerator, and then taken out, cut into small pieces and served with Turkish coffee.
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