I love Turkish Delight; it is my weakness and I will succumb to it just as Edmund did in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. This is one of my favorite books, too. If you have not tried this delicacy you are missing on a Treat of the Gods. My sister gave me a box for Christmas once and since then I have been hooked. Yesterday, I got a surprise from them – yes, you guessed it, a box of the most tempting and scrumptious Turkish Delight. Why I love it so much? – well, I guess that since I love powder sugar, gummy bears, nuts, and rose water, it was my dream come true when these ingredients came together as the tantalizing treat that it is. Of course, there is more to it than that, but I leave it up to you to try it and find out for yourself.
Turkish Delight originated in Istanbul, invented by Bekir Effendi, who opened a confectionary store in 1776. It is called Lokum, and it was a Briton who got hooked on it (in the 19th century) who gave it the name of Turkish Delight. The man got boxes of it shipped to England under this name. I guess it stuck and since then it has been called that. In Australia is has been known as Tom Bee, since this serviceman, Tom Bradfield, was the one introducing it after the war – another poor soul hooked on it. It has been called many names around the world, Greek Delight, Delicia Turca, Bala de Goma … and so on.
If you decide to try it, don’t blame me if your soul is captured
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by this tantalizing and delicious gooey confection – I warned you.
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yummy… I haven’t had a piece in ages… now I will have to go shopping.
Wow… Gummy bears, nuts and rosewater? I can’t even imagine. Are they available in the U.S.? (Not that I need a new sweets fetish. ;))
I think it has been too long, so yes, you are due for some turkish delight – happy shopping 🙂
Yes, mostly, you can find them around the holidays, I have never seen them before that. My sis always find them for Christmas. You may want to try a confectionary store and even TJMaxx in the sweets section, if you have one near you. There are some recipes online but I have never venture to make them myself. I guess you can always buy them imported via online. You should try them, they are truly enchanting.
Oh yes I know the sweet temptation to Turkish Delight! Excelent post to read when checking out your blog for the first time. Yep, going to have to come back regularly and read your blog. Great blog, great post.
Thank you for stopping by and your kind words.
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Thank you.
I love Turkish Delights too and these look heavenly!
Yes, they are so delicious and you cannot stop at one or two :). Thanks for stopping by.
You are most welcome, your blog is a pleasure to read. 🙂
Thank you, I appreciate your input and I’m glad that you enjoy the blog.