The Old Foodie: Turkish Delight. Monday, April 19, 2010 Turkish Delight. I am particulary fond of “Turkish delight”, especially (maybe exclusively) the rose-scented version. Maybe also the pistachio version. In Turkey itself, I understand, this delicacy is called lokum. I came across an interesting reference to it the other day, in an early nineteenth century travelogue: “We were also favoured with morsels of confectionery, in which, it is supposed, the Turks are unrivalled, but with a single exception, the great family of candies, including the species rock lemon and hoarhound, with the minor varieties of plum, comfit, &c., are in nowise different, but if anything rather inferior to our own. The exception to which we allude is a delicious pasty mass which melts away in the mouth and leaves a fragrant flavour behind.

It is, as we are informed, made by mixing honey with the inspissated juice of the fresh grape, and the Turks, who esteem it highly, call it rahat locoom, or ‘repose to the throat’ - a picturesque name to which it seems fairly entitled.” [Sketches of Turkey in 1831 and 1832. By an American (James Ellsworth De Kay)] No rosewater or nuts there. Hmmmm. In search of an early recipe I went. My first find confused the issue further. Lòkùm Put three quarters of a pound of fresh butter in a saucepan, and set it on the fire. When hot, add one pound and six ounces of the best flour and keep stirring till it becomes a light brown; then pour three quarters of a pint of water over, and continue stirring until it becomes like a paste; then take it off and let it remain till cold; then add about ten eggs, and work it with your hands to form a softish paste; then divide it in round pieces the size of small peaches, hollow the centre of each with the point of your finger, lay them in a buttered baking tin and bake them a nice delicate colour.

When done fill them with the jam, clotted cream, or minced meat previously stewed brown in fresh butter. Dish them up tastefully on a white napkin and serve. [The Turkish Cookery Book, by Turabi Efendi, 1865] This buttery choux-pastry with sweet or savoury filling would certainly give comfort to the throat, but it is a long way from the Western/European idea of ‘Turkish delight’, which, as the Oxford English Dictionary tell us is ‘a sweetmeat consisting of gelatine boiled, cubed, and dusted with sugar.’ I am utterly delighted that the first mention given in the OED is from Charles Dickens: ‘I want to go to the Lumps-of-Delight shop.’ ‘To the .. ?’ ‘A Turkish sweetmeat, sir.’ [Edwin Drood, 1870] The Western history of the concept of Turkish Delight would surely make a most wonderful story, would it not? Quotation for the Day. Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek.

Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good. Alice May Brock What is Turkish Delight? | The Turkish Shop What is Turkish Delight? Turkish Cuisine , Turkish Sweets Leave a comment Some of you may be thinking; “surely everyone knows what Turkish delight is!” Right? Well, yes you are right. Kind of. Most people do recognise “Turkish delight”, have an idea of what it is and can at the very least describe it along the lines of; “those little-sweet-fragrant-soft candy things from Narnia “. Often adding “I like the rose and lemon ones” to their vague description of the delightful candy having been acquainted already. But let’s be honest, in our day and age of food awareness where we are constantly reminded of what exactly goes into the making of our foods and its journey to our plates, that’s not much of an accurate description. Nor does it do justice for the national treasure which has now almost become part of the Turkish identity outside of Turkey , synonymous with anything good to come out of Turkey. So, what is Turkish delight? And how did it come to be known as such globally?

Putting aside all the puns and semantics and delving into the real history of Turkish delight reveals an intriguing story of how this simple, yet delightful recipe managed to capture hearts and sweet-tooths all over the world. First up, the “Turkish delight myth”. The Turkish Delight Myth There are several stories about the history of Turkish delight. First and most popular as well as one of the most mythical being that an Ottoman Sultan angrily summoned his Şekercibaşı (chef pâtissier) in the Imperial kitchens at Topkapi Palace and ordered him to concoct a delicacy that was sweet, soothed the throat and not hard on his tooth upon chipping his tooth on hard candy. Yet this account, as well as the less mention worthy account of another Sultan (or who knows, it could’ve been the same one) carrying with him Turkish delights to woo the ladies. As fun as it is to imagine the Sultan grilling his kitchen staff over hard candy or wooing potential lovers with candy, these conflicting accounts are far from truth due to lack of documented historical accounts, and widely disputed amongst Turkish historians and considered myth. Concubines after having been wooed by the Sultan’s delights?

However, the delicacy has indeed been around for centuries. The mastery of getting just the right viscous consistency passed down from generation to generation, keeping true to traditional recipes, ingredients and methods, growing in sophistication with well over 100 different variety of flavours. This time all documented. The Real Turkish Delight The oldest, most well documented account of Turkish delight traces back to an Anatolian man named Bekir Efendi , later titled Hacı Bekir following the completion of his pilgrim duties. Hacı Bekir migrated to Istanbul to establish his now legendary confectionery shop in 1777, which still stands today in Bahçekapı district. In fact this very first shop of Haci Bekir and him serving an Ottoman mother with her two young children were the subject of a watercolour painting by Amadeo Preziosi , a Maltese painter known for his paintings of the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans in the 18th and 19th century. The painting is currently on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Preziosi’s painting of Hacı Bekir.

Hacı Bekir’s soft and fragrant lokums quickly became popular with the locals and it didn’t take long before word reached the Palace. He was soon appointed Şekercibaşı (chef pâtissier) of the Imperial Kitchens of Topkapı Palace, which churned out daily feasts for the residents of the palace including the royal family and the prominent diplomats of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul. Since, Hacı Bekir’s Turkish delight recipe has won countless awards both at home in Turkey and abroad in Europe, which has adorned the walls of his shop along with Ottoman Baroque inspired branding for almost 300 years. Hacı Bekir Logo. Copyright Hacı Bekir Şekerleme Ltd. Şti. Lokum “Turkish Delight” in Europe Turkish delight is known amongst Turks and much of Middle Eastern cultures as Lokum (from the Arabic influenced Ottoman Turkish word rahatü’l-hulkum meaning ‘eases the throat or comforting to the throat’). With the influx of European travellers to the exotic land of Ottoman Empire in the early 19th centry, travellers were introduced to Lokum in Istanbul and brought back boxes of the lumps of delight with them.

However, the term Turkish Delight was coined by the British merchants who first imported the little morsels of soft candy coated in sugar dust on the shores of Great Britain as its fame grew. Eventually, Lokum made its way to the handkerchiefs of the European elite, as a rare, expensive delicacy to be savoured and only accessible to those in the right circles. Turkish Delight leaflet from 1880. Image courtesy of The British Library Board. So Turkish delight made its way into popular western literature in the 1800’s and appeared in many diaries kept by those who have had the fortune of stumbling upon these “lumps of delight”. In fact, much earlier than the popular novel by C. S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia , in the book The Mystery of Edwin Drood , Charles Dickens references Turkish delights as Rosa Bud mentions a shop “Lumps of Delights” to Edwin, elaborating “a Turkish sweetmeat, sir”. Many other notable travellers share their experiences of the sweet, amongst which an American Naval physician named James de Kay notes in his memoir of his visit to Turkey in the first half of 19th century: . . .

a delicious pasty-mass which melts away in the mouth, and leaves a fragrant flavour behind. It is, as we are informed, made by mixing honey with the inspissated juice of the fresh grape, and the Turks, who esteem it highly, call it rahat locoom or repose to the throat, a picturesque name to which it seems fairly entitled. Frenchman painter traveller Pretextat-Lecomte studied the Turkish arts and crafts as well as cuisine during his stay in Istanbul and has probably the most detailed account of the traditional means by which the best Turkish delight was concocted. You can find his account of authentic Turkish delight recipe on our blog . In hindsight, the British merchants could not have come up with a better name for the tasty treat we’re now accustomed to refer to as Turkish delight. What is in a Turkish Delight? The basic ingredients of Turkish delight are corn starch , caster sugar and various oils and flavourings along with any dried fruits or nuts according to taste. Most modern iterations have also taken to using gelatine as a setting agent and you will find plenty of recipes which advise its use, this is blasphemous to any artisan who’s in the business of making authentic Turkish delight, the traditional way.

You can only achieve the perfect texture using this traditional method, resulting in a gradually melting delight as it soothes its way towards ones throat, slowly releasing a heavenly mix of flavours from the oils and fruits. How is Turkish Delight made? Turkish delights secret lies in the arduous process of slowly boiling cornstarch and sugar syrup over low heat for several hours, resulting in dense jelly like sticky morsels of flavoured candy. The soft jelly mixture is then cut into small cubes and dusted with icing sugar. To achieve the perfectly soft, disappear in the mouth Lokum, you’ll need this special Turkish delight recipe, reported by a French traveller, who actually witnessed it be prepared in the Imperial Kitchens. Pouring the viscous gel base on to dusting sugar. Cutting up into thin strips and cubes. Flavours of Turkish Delights A whole variety of flavours are now available, most traditional and oldest being rosewater and orange blossom water flavoured Turkish delight. Turks choice of delight are layered with crushed nuts, most popular being roasted pistachios, hazelnuts and coconut flakes added into the mixture and rolled layer by layer to create a sushi like presentation. Selection of Turkish delight flavours at the Grand Bazaar.

There are well over a hundred varieties and combinations of Turkish delight (possibly even more, including limited edition or seasonal flavours mostly made during months of Ramadan). Most popular Turkish delight flavours are rose , lemon, orange, pomegranate , mint, mastic, pistachio , hazelnut, walnut and cream. More recently chocolate covered Turkish delight as well as other exotic flavours such as coffee have also gained in popularity. How best to enjoy Turkish Delight Turkish delight in Turkey is mostly consumed in moderate, and on special occasions, as is custom to bring Turkish delight to a joyous occasion such as the birth of a newborn, friend and family visits during the festive months of Ramadan. However, having Turkish coffee is also an occasion for the Turks and that is an occasion often accompanied with some luxury Turkish delight than not. Turkish coffee is usually served with a cube or two of double roasted pistachio delights at most establishments and households. It is customary to have lokum before and after coffee, cleansing the palette with water each time in between. Turkish Delights & Coffee Lokum (Turkish Delight) - Turkish Cuisine - What is Fatmagul's Fault? What is Fatmagul's Fault?

Not recommended on shared computers Sign in anonymously 21 Feb 2013 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. History The 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. Originally, 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 Turkish delight.

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. Name The Turkish words lokma and lokum are derived from the Arabic words luqma(t), meaning morsel and mouthful, plural luqūm, used commonly in the Ottoman Turkish language. In Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia, it is called حلقوم ḥalqūm. In Egypt it's called 'Malban' or 'Agamiyah' and in Syria Raha. Its name in various Eastern European languages come from lokum or the Arabic name rahat al-hulqum meaning "comfort of the throat". Its name in Greek, λουκούμι(loukoumi), shares a similar etymology with the modern Turkish. In parts of Cyprus, marketed as Cyprus Delight. 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". In English, it was formerly called Lumps of Delight.

2 21 Feb 2013 Turkish Delight is a candy that originated in Turkey in the 1700's. The gummy, sugarcoated candy was invented in 1777 by famous confectioner Bekir Effendi (known as Haci Bekir after the Muslim hajj pilgrimage). Haci Bekir owned a candy shop in the Bahcekapi district of Istanbul. turkis lokum sweey delight hazelnut sugar more... save planner print email groc. list Ingredients • 4 cups granulated sugar • 1 1/4 cups cornstarch • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar • 4 1/4 cups water • 1 tablespoon lemon juice • 1 cup confectioners sugar • almond oil How to make it In a 9 inch baking pan, grease the sides and bottom with almond oil . Line with wax paper and grease the wax paper. In a saucepan, combine lemon juice, sugar and 1 1/2 cups water on medium heat. Stir constantly until sugar dissolves. Allow mixture to boil. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer, until the mixture reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer.

Remove from heat and set aside. Combine cream of tartar, 1 cup corn starch and remaining water in saucepan over medium heat. Stir until all lumps are gone and the mixture begins to boil. Stop stirring when the mixture has a glue like consistency. Stir in the lemon juice, water and sugar mixture. Stir constantly for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, Allow to simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequently. Once the mixture has become a golden color. Pour mixture into wax paper lined pan. Spread evenly and allow to cool overnight. Once it has cooled overnight, sift together confectioners sugar and remaining cornstarch. Turn over baking pan containing Turkish delight onto clean counter or table and cut with( almond oil)oiled scissors. into one inch pieces. Coat with confectioners sugar mixture. Serve or store in airtight container in layers separated with wax or parchment paper.

U can also add 1 cup hazelnuts in this mixture People Who Like This Dish 7 Siouxtrois Nowhere, Us 3gdogs Nowhere, Us aussie_meat_pie My Kitchen, AU elgab89 Toronto, CA refugeesrecipelisting Global, CA quaziefly ALL POINTS berry CO stovetopgoddess Ventura, CA anetamar Winnipeg, CA mbeards2 Omaha, NE Show up here? Review or Bookmark it! ✔ Reviews & Comments 5 All Comments Your Comments What do you think? Add a Link? shahrus 3 years ago What I'd like to know is how you keep the jelly from sweating once it comes into contact with the confectioner's sugar. I've tried coating the jelly with corn starch powder first, then coating it with confectioner's sugar. No go. It still sweats. A Turkish friend advised me to let the jelly "cure" for 2 days (he says that's what bakeries in Turkey do), then coat it with a mixture of equal parts confectioner's sugar and corn starch powder. Still no go. Any advice on how to keep the jelly from sweating the confectioner's sugar off?

Was this review helpful? Yes " It was excellent " elgab89 ate it and said... Oh my god! This is my fave sweet in the world - but I gotta go now - must reach my pantry - I have some rose lokum somewhere in there.... Was this review helpful? Yes dixie_amazon 3 years ago I can't wait to try this! Thanks so much for posting this. Was this review helpful? Yes coconutgirl 3 years ago Ooooh! I've been waiting to try making this candy. Thanks for sharing! Was this review helpful? Yes " It was excellent " berry ate it and said... I LOVE Lokum........ thanks, 5 forks! Was this review helpful? Yes The Cook kutadkubilik Istanbul, TR Subscribe to My Recipes Like kutadkubilik's recipes? Never miss an upload! The Rating How did it taste? Post Your Review or cancel Reviewed by 4 people I LOVE Lokum........ thanks, 5 forks! berry in loved it Oh my god! This is my fave sweet in the world - but I gotta go now - must reach my pantry - I have some rose lokum somewhere in there....

elgab89 in Toronto loved it A Few More Reviews The Groups Not added to any groups yet! Recipes Turkish Delight - Lokum Top My Stuff My Home My Bookmarks Shopping List Weekly Planner Jump To Browse Categories Search Help Help Forum FAQ Search Inspiration Terms of Service & Privacy Contact Advertise served by SheKnows Food Maybe List Hang onto this recipe while I look at others. Holding 0 recipes . Amazingly Haci Bekir’s shop is still open today in the exact same location. Run by his descendents, Haci Bekir Confectioners is in its fifth generation. It is the oldest company in Turkey to operate from its original location. It now has representative companies in England, Egypt, South Africa, Japan, France and America. The company sells Lokum in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, orange, lemon, clotted cream, rose, cinnamon, bergamot, pineapple, honey and mint flavors. Haci Bekir’s descendants believe the first recipe for Lokum was based on an Anatolian sweetmeat traditionally made using honey or grape molasses (pekmez) as sweeteners and flour and water as a binding agent.

By using sugar, which was newly available in Turkey, and cornflour (cornstarch), Haci Bekir transformed the sweetmeat into Lokum. The ingredients are melted together, boiled, then poured in a pan and allowed to cool. Lokum has a soft, gelatin-like texture, often with chopped nuts inside, and is its flavoring is very subtle. It is cut into bite-sized cubes and covered with confectioners’ sugar. Through the years the original recipe for Lokum has changed very little. Lokum became extremely popular among Turks and soon Haci Bekir was appointed chief confectioner for the Ottoman Court and awarded a medal of honor by the Sultan. The chief confectioner title remained in Haci Bekir’s family for generations to come. Ottoman Sultans enjoyed Lokum after meals to counteract the bitter taste of Turkish coffee. Janissaries gave Lokum to the to highly ranked court officials as a sign of loyalty to the saltan. During Seker Bayrami ("Candy Holiday"), which is a three day holiday following the month of Ramazan, Lokum is always in high demand.

Lokum is also served on the 40th and 52nd day after a person’s death and on the anniversary of a funeral in a ceremony called mevlit. This religious gathering is either held at a home or a mosque. Lokum was soon discovered by an unknown English traveler who deemed the candy as “Turkish Delight” and introduced it to Europe. The name stuck, and in many countries around the world, Lokum is known as Turkish Delight. In France and the Balkan countries, Lokum was known as "Lokoum." Lokum, called Turkish Delight, plays an interesting role in CS Lewis’ novel The Chronicles of Narnia and its Hollywood counterpart The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was released in 2005. The film in particular introduced Americans to the age old Turkish candy. The White Witch of Narnia tempts young Edmund to bring his siblings to the ice castle with Turkish Delight.

The irresistible temptation peeked the interest of many American viewers, and Turkish Delight sales hit a sudden high 3 Rixos Magazine Fall 2012 by Mehmet Kupeli (page 188) - issuu issuu FROM PAST TO PRESENT GEÇMİŞTEN GÜNÜMÜZE ♦ ‘Which way shall we take, Rosa?’ Rosa replies: ‘I want to go to the Lumps-of-Delight shop.’ ‘To the—?’ ‘A Turkish sweetmeat, sir. My gracious me, don’t you understand anything? Call yourself an Engineer, and not know that?’ From the Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens ‘Hangi tarafa gidelim, Rosa?’ Rosa cevap verir: ‘Latif lokumlar dükkanına gitmek istiyorum.’ ‘O da ne?’ ‘Bir Türk şekerlemesi, efendim. Allah aşkına, hiçbir şeyden anlamıyor musunuz?

Kendinize mühendis diyorsunuz ama bunu bile bilmiyorsunuz.’ Charles Dickens’ın Edwin Drood’un Gizemi kitabından Lokum& Akide Traditional Turkish Confectionary Geleneksel Türk Şekerlemeleri Article & Interview / Yazı & Röportaj: İrem Küpeli I n Turkey, a piece of Lokum –also known as Turkish Delight- and a cup of Turkish Coffee are considered as the perfect couple; it is a great present if you are visiting a friend, and usually the first treat you will get during a holiday visit. It is the most loved and the most traditional sweet in Turkey. The word lokum is derived from Arabic rahat ul hulkum (literally translated as ‘soothing to the throat’). In 1776, an Anatolian sweetmaker named Hadji Bekir travelled to Istanbul bringing with him a recipe for Lokum. We can say that Hadji Bekir was his time’s Willy Wonka because soon after establishing himself in Istanbul, Lokum became wildly popular and he was appointed as the chief confectioner to the Sultan himself.

Centuries later, Hadji Bekir still remains the most well-known lokum brand in Turkey. 186 RIXOS MAGAZINE FALL 2012 Lokum, Türklerin en çok sevdiği ve en geleneksel şekerlemelerinden biri. Türkiye’de bir parça lokum ve bir fincan Türk kahvesi, mükemmel ikili olarak görülür. Eğer bir arkadaşınızı ziyarete gidiyorsanız, bir kutu lokum harika bir hediyedir. Bir bayram ziyaretinde size ikram edilecek ilk şey muhtemelen bir lokumdur. Lokum kelimesi, Arapça rahat ul hulkum’dan (boğaza rahatlık veren) geliyor. 1776 yılında, Hacı Bekir adında Anadolu’dan bir şekerci İstanbul’a gelir ve yanında Lokum tarifini getirir. Hacı Bekir için zamanının Willy Wonka’sıydı diyebiliriz çünkü kısa süre içinde İstanbul’da kendisine iyi bir yer edinir.

Lokum o kadar popüler bir tatlı olur ki Hacı Bekir, Padişah’ın baş şekercisi olarak atanır. Yüzyıllar sonra, Hacı Bekir hala Türkiye’deki en bilinen lokum markası olmaya devam ediyor. Turkish Delight - Lokum Recipe Turkish Delight - Lokum Recipe 70 minutes to make Serves 8 Turkish Delight is a candy that originated in Turkey in the 1700's. The gummy, sugarcoated candy was invented in 1777 by famous confectioner Bekir Effendi (known as Haci Bekir after the Muslim hajj pilgrimage). Haci Bekir owned a candy shop in the Bahcekapi district of Istanbul. Read more Amazingly Haci Bekir’s shop is still open today in the exact same location. Run by his descendents, Haci Bekir Confectioners is in its fifth generation. It is the oldest company in Turkey to operate from its original location. It now has representative companies in England, Egypt, South Africa, Japan, France and America.

The company sells Lokum in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, orange, lemon, clotted cream, rose, cinnamon, bergamot, pineapple, honey and mint flavors. Haci Bekir’s descendants believe the first recipe for Lokum was based on an Anatolian sweetmeat traditionally made using honey or grape molasses (pekmez) as sweeteners and flour and water as a binding agent. By using sugar, which was newly available in Turkey, and cornflour (cornstarch), Haci Bekir transformed the sweetmeat into Lokum. The ingredients are melted together, boiled, then poured in a pan and allowed to cool. Lokum has a soft, gelatin-like texture, often with chopped nuts inside, and is its flavoring is very subtle. It is cut into bite-sized cubes and covered with confectioners’ sugar. Through the years the original recipe for Lokum has changed very little. Lokum became extremely popular among Turks and soon Haci Bekir was appointed chief confectioner for the Ottoman Court and awarded a medal of honor by the Sultan. The chief confectioner title remained in Haci Bekir’s family for generations to come.

Ottoman Sultans enjoyed Lokum after meals to counteract the bitter taste of Turkish coffee. Janissaries gave Lokum to the to highly ranked court officials as a sign of loyalty to the saltan. During Seker Bayrami ("Candy Holiday"), which is a three day holiday following the month of Ramazan, Lokum is always in high demand. Lokum is also served on the 40th and 52nd day after a person’s death and on the anniversary of a funeral in a ceremony called mevlit. This religious gathering is either held at a home or a mosque. Lokum was soon discovered by an unknown English traveler who deemed the candy as “Turkish Delight” and introduced it to Europe. The name stuck, and in many countries around the world, Lokum is known as Turkish Delight. In France and the Balkan countries, Lokum was known as "Lokoum." Lokum, called Turkish Delight, plays an interesting role in CS Lewis’ novel The Chronicles of Narnia and its Hollywood counterpart The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was released in 2005. The film in particular introduced Americans to the age old Turkish candy.

The White Witch of Narnia tempts young Edmund to bring his siblings to the ice castle with Turkish Delight. The irresistible temptation peeked the interest of many American viewers, and Turkish Delight sales hit a sudden high.This easy Turkish Delight recipe will tempt you See less turkis Feel free to use any of the below tags. Click one to add it. turkis Post Message or cancel shahrus 7 years ago What I'd like to know is how you keep the jelly from sweating once it comes into contact with the confectioner's sugar. I've tried coating the jelly with corn starch powder first, then coating it with confectioner's sugar. No go. It still sweats. A Turkish friend advised me to let the jelly "cure" for 2 days (he says that's what bakeries in Turkey do), then coat it with a mixture of equal parts confectioner's sugar and corn starch powder. Still no go. Any advice on how to keep the jelly from sweating the confectioner's sugar off? Was this review helpful? Yes ..:: Akkent ï¿½ekerleme ::..

History Of Turkish Delight; The expression ï¿½Lokumï¿½ means ï¿½The masterpiece which gives throat airinessï¿½ and comes from the Arabic expression ï¿½Rahatu'l-Hulkumï¿½. So many people do not know or remember this meaning of Lokum. Actually, may be this name is the most appropriate meaning for this delicious food. The reason is that you really feel coolness and pleasure while you swallow it. Later, this name is used in different forms: ï¿½Rahat Lokumï¿½, ï¿½Lati Lokumï¿½. Finally, just the name of ï¿½Lokumï¿½ is given. When we come to introduction of delight to Europeï¿½ It is supposed to be taken to England by an English tourist who visits Istanbul at the beginning of 1700s. Since the name of ï¿½Rahatu'l-Hulkumï¿½ is not suitable to be used in England, they created a new name to this delicious Turkish product: ï¿½Turkish Delightï¿½.

Whether you call it as Lokum or Turkish delight this traditional Turkish product, every person who passes over Turkey enjoys consuming this masterpiece. For this reason Turkish Delight will be a very important advertising material for Turkey. Turkish Delight, Buy Turkish Delight Online: Locoum, Turkish Delights, Lokoum, Rahat Locoum, Loukoumi Home » Turkish Delight Turkish Delight Liberty Orchards is the largest maker of "Turkish Delight" in the United States. Turkish Delight is the best-loved confection of the eastern Mediterranean. While it's most closely associated with Turkey, it's equally popular in Greece, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and other countries in that region. The "locals" call it "Locoum" or "Rahat Locoum" or "Loukoumi". It was the British who came up with the term "Turkish Delight" to improve its marketability in English-speaking countries. Our founders, both Armenian immigrants from Turkey, brought with them to America a wonderful recipe for "locoum" that eventually led to the creation of our first product, "Aplets".

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Lewis’s Guilty Pleasure? | JSTOR Daily Why Was Turkish Delight C.S. Lewis’s Guilty Pleasure? Turkish delight originally tasted of rose. iStock In C.S. Lewis’s classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Edmund Pevensie enters a wardrobe and finds himself magically transported to a snowy kingdom. An unknown queen, who turns out to be a witch, asks him what he would most like to eat. The answer that jumps to his mind is Turkish delight. Within moments, he is eating a box of it. Turkish delight is the British name for a sweet called lokum, one of many spellings and a corrupted version of the original phrase, rahatü’l-hulkum, which means “giving rest to the throat.” Mary Işın, a food historian and author of Sherbet & Spice: The Complete Story of Turkish Sweets and Desserts , which includes a full chapter on the history of lokum, dates the origins of the sweet to the 18th century. Lokum was probably invented by palace confectioners, though the original exporter, Hacı Bekir, claims to have masterminded it.

Turkish delight has never been successfully manufactured in Europe. Lokum has only a few basic ingredients, but it is far from simple to make. An 1894 journal describes the process in great detail , warning that the starch must be stirred by two people, taking turns, in exactly the same way, to prevent any differences in consistency or dreaded sugar crystallization. When the paste is well formed, it is poured out into little wooden moulds, these moulds being first of all sprinkled with finely powdered sugar, to prevent the sweetmeat adhering to them. The contents of the moulds are then poured out on to marble slabs, and, by the aid of a peculiarly shaped knife, the locoum is cut into strips about three centimetres wide, and these strips are again cut into small cubical pieces. The intensity of this process, and the skill required, may be why lokum has never been successfully manufactured in Europe. Although many people tried, and put forth reasons why their attempts weren’t successful (one secretary of state for foreign affairs blamed the water, among other things ), the sweet seemed impossible to replicate.

Nothing was quite the same as the fresh stuff early-19th-century tourists purchased on popular visits to Turkey, in pursuit of what Işın calls the “exotic Orient.” The earliest versions of lokum were flavored with rose oil, musk, almonds, or pistachios. These would have appealed to the taste buds of those who might not be able to travel to Istanbul, but still wanted a taste of a far-off place. Before long, their wishes came true: Importation to England began in 1861, when lokum was known as “Lumps of Delight.” Punch magazine ran a cartoon to herald the exciting occasion. These Lumps of Delight were so popular they inspired specialty shops. In his final, unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Charles Dickens takes his character Rosa on a visit to one . With such an elaborate retail structure at their disposal, consumers began calling for additional flavors. Soon, there were many versions, adding nuts, syrups, and flavorings, ranging from violet to orange to lemon. Many of these flavors are still available today, with new additions, including chocolate, among them. Traditionally, Turkish delight is packaged in a box, often hexagonal.

The box is lined with wax paper to completely cover the pieces of candy and keep the powdered sugar from escaping. Punch Magazine, 1861 (via Internet Archive/U Toronto ). The academic conversation surrounding Edmund’s Turkish delight, the eventual reason that he sells out his three siblings to the witch, focuses mainly on one question: With the entire world of food and confectionery open to him, why Turkish delight? (This question is especially important to people who have tracked down Turkish delight expressly because of Edmund.) Tim Richardson’s book Sweets: A History of Candy , puts to rest any possible doubt of the beloved stature of Turkish delight. He dedicates an entire chapter to his memories of eating it as a young boy, a special treat shared with his grandfather, and includes it as number seven on his “Top Ten Sweets” list. While it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, there is a strong market for it, roses and all (even, perhaps, especially). While many people assume that Edmund was taken with a classic, rose-flavored version of Turkish delight, Lewis never specifies a flavor, only that it was “the best Turkish delight.

Each piece was sweet and light to the very center.” Regardless of flavor, such a description implies that it was made correctly (and thus certainly not by a British manufacturer). Lewis began taking notes for the story that would eventually become The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in 1939, when he and his household began receiving groups of schoolchildren fleeing the bombings of World War II. One refugee girl poked around a wardrobe in his home, unwittingly launching a series of beloved children’s books . But the book itself wasn’t finished until late in the 1940s, and it was published in the autumn of 1950, just in time for Christmas. The lengthy timeline between setting and writing meant that Lewis, unlike Edmund, experienced wartime rationing. On July 26, 1942, confectionery was added to the list of items that required coupons from a ration book along with money to purchase. In addition, one needed to register at a shop before making a purchase, and when new stock came in, the lines were long and quantities limited. Not only were sweets hard to come by, even when you had the ration coupons, but the prices were also exorbitant.

It was hardly the time for pounds of Turkish delight. It makes sense that Turkish delight would have been on Lewis’s brain as he crafted a book where Christmas features as a main theme. In Narnia, it is “always winter and never Christmas,” a product of the White Witch’s evil magic. It makes sense to draw a parallel between this dismal fantasy and the stark realities of wartime. Rationing extended to timber, which made Christmas trees harder to come by, and confectionery rationing didn’t end until February of 1953—still well before the end of sugar rationing later that year. When the White Witch asks Edmund what he’d like best to eat, it’s entirely possible that Lewis was answering for him: the candy that would be most difficult and expensive to obtain. Edmund isn’t just asking the witch for candy, he’s essentially asking her for Christmas, too. Austerity during the Second World War was hardly the time for pounds of Turkish delight. Beyond this, it’s interesting to note that Narnia’s hero, Aslan, is named after an archaic Turkish word for lion. Lewis’s fascination with reading, history, and culture might have prompted him decide to include a slightly Eastern influence on Narnia.

For Edmund and the other Pevensies, Turkey would have been nearly as exotic as Narnia (and almost as impossible to return to). In truth, many factors likely influenced Lewis’s choices on various details. Regardless, his decision to make Turkish delight Edmund’s heart’s desire has immortalized it in the minds of countless fans. In the novel, Turkish delight serves a wonderfully humanizing purpose. For many readers, Edmund is an extremely unlikable character. He is dishonest with his siblings, eager for his own gain, and rather mean-spirited. But seen through the lens of displacement, worry over safety, and hardship, he becomes suddenly three-dimensional. No longer is he just a greedy jerk, but a child behaving the way many others might under the circumstances. For Edmund, Turkish delight represented a way to taste happier times, when his family was all together and the future was unmarred by world conflict. It is hard to blame him for reaching for the box the witch offers and filling his mouth as quickly as possible, to make up for lost time. JSTOR Citations By: W. de W. Abney The Journal of the Society of Arts, Vol. 42, No.

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Question: What do we call the sweetmeat Rahat Lokum?
Answer: Turkish Delight