Turkish delight

Lokum/Turkish delight
	Lokum stall
Alternative names	Lokum, rahat lokum
Type	Confection
Place of origin	Ottoman Empire, Persia
Serving temperature	Room temperature
Main ingredients	Starch, sugar
Variations	Multiple to include nuts, dried fruit
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Turkish delight or lokum is a type of sweet originating from modern day Turkey and Iran. It is mainly made out of rose water and several types of nuts.

Traditionally they are served after a meal with Turkish coffee. There are a variety different flavours of Lokum, for example rose water, lemon and chocolate.

It is very popular throughout the Middle East and the Balkans.

References

↑ Roufs, Timothy G.; Roufs, Kathleen Smyth (2014). Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-1-61069-220-5.
↑ Richardson, Tim (2003). Sweets, a History of Temptation, p. 51. Bantam Press, London. ISBN 055381446X.
↑ "Rose and pistachio Turkish delight recipe".
↑ "airport_transfer". Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-01.

[Sweet_Treats-1] Roufs, Timothy G.; Roufs, Kathleen Smyth (2014). Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-1-61069-220-5.

[temptation-2] Richardson, Tim (2003). Sweets, a History of Temptation, p. 51. Bantam Press, London. ISBN 055381446X.

[3] "Rose and pistachio Turkish delight recipe".

[4] "airport_transfer". Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-01.