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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: Sema Date: February 21, 2013, 2:30 am
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Lokum or Turkish Delight is a family of confections based on a
gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of
chopped dates, pistachios and hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the
gel; the cheapest are mostly gel, generally flavored with
rosewater, mastic, Bergamot orange or lemon. The confection is
often packaged and eaten in small cubes dusted with icing sugar,
or powdered cream of Tartar, to prevent clinging.
istory
he
sweet as it is known today was invented by Bekir Effendi, who
moved from his hometown Kastamonu to Istanbul and opened his
confectionery shop in 1776.
riginally, honey and molasses were
its sweeteners, and water and flour were the binding agents,
with rosewater, lemon peel and bitter orange as the most common
flavors (red, yellow and green). Lokum was introduced to Western
Europe in the 19th century. An unknown Briton reputedly became
very fond of the delicacy during his travels to Istanbul and
purchased cases of it, to be shipped back to Britain under the
name <em>Turkish delight</em>. It became a major delicacy in
Britain and throughout Continental Europe for high class
society. During this time, it became a practice among upper
class socialites to exchange pieces of Turkish delight wrapped
in silk handkerchiefs as presents.
ame
he Turkish words
<em>lokma</em> and <em>lokum</em> are derived from the Arabic
words <em>luqma(t)</em>, meaning <em>morsel</em> and
<em>mouthful</em>, plural <em>luq?m, </em>used commonly in the
Ottoman Turkish language. In Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia,
it is called ????? ?alq?m. In Egypt it\'s called \'Malban\' or
\'Agamiyah\' and in Syria <em>Raha</em>. Its name in various
Eastern European languages come from <em>lokum</em> or the
Arabic name <em>rahat al-hulqum</em> meaning \"comfort of the
throat\". Its name in Greek,
<em>????????</em>(<em>loukoumi</em>), shares a similar etymology
with the modern Turkish. In parts of Cyprus, marketed as
<em>Cyprus Delight</em>. Its name in Bosnian is \"Rahat Lokum\",
an older Ottoman version still also used in Turkey, though
rarely. Its name in Serbo-Croatian is \"Ratluk\".
n English, it
was formerly called <em>Lumps of Delight</em>.
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: Sema Date: February 21, 2013, 2:36 am
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: Sema Date: February 21, 2013, 2:38 am
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: Sema Date: February 21, 2013, 2:40 am
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src=\"
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/>alt=\"turkish-delights-crop.jpg\">
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: Sema Date: February 21, 2013, 2:41 am
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src=\"
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: Sema Date: February 21, 2013, 2:44 am
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src=\"
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/>alt=\"1103AC10-TurkishDelight-L.jpg\">
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: G�l Date: February 21, 2013, 2:45 am
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I love them
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: Sema Date: February 21, 2013, 2:46 am
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[quote author=G�L / Simay date=1361436341]
love them
[/quote]
e too
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: ?PeRi? Date: February 21, 2013, 2:50 am
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[quote author=toprak date=1361436413]
e too
/quote]
e three
:faim:
specially the ones with rosewater and the yellow
ones...with cold water during summer :faim:
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Lokum (Turkish Delight)
By: Sema Date: February 21, 2013, 2:53 am
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[quote author=?PeRi? date=1361436626]
e three
:faim:
specially the ones with rosewater and the yellow
ones...with cold water during summer :faim:
/quote]
y
favorites are the pomegranate flavored with pistachios and the
nougat with pistachios....nom nom nom
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