turkish delight

     

Turkish Delight, lokum, or loukoum is a confection mae from starch and sugar. It is often flavored with rosewater and lemon, the former giving it a characteristic pale pink color. It has a soft, jelly-like and sometimes sticky consistency, and is often packaged and eaten in small cubes that are dusted with icing sugar or copra to prevent sticking. Some types contain small nut pieces, usually pistachio, hazelnut or walnuts. Other common types include flavors such as cinnamon or mint.

Trivia about turkish delight

  • Popular in the Middle East, Rahat Loukoum, or "rest for the throat", is better known as this "delight"
  • The treat called this "delight" is made of fruit juice & gelatin, cubed & dusted with sugar
  • Popular through the Middle East, this candy is called rahat loukoum ("rest for the throat")