Turkish Delight: what it is and where to eat it
A gel-based confectionery made from starch and sugar, often flavored with rosewater or citrus.
6 restaurants on Tastavo serve it
- Cuisine
- Turkish
Typical ingredients
- sugar
- cornstarch
- rosewater
- pistachios
- gelatin
History of the dish
Ottoman Empire
- Origin
- Ottoman Empire
Read more
Turkish delight, lokum () or loqum () is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, mastic gum, bergamot orange, or lemon.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Turkish delight” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat it
Manchester
- Zena Restaurant£3.70
- Jasmine Restaurant£4.20
- YARA Restaurant£4
Edinburgh
- Meze Meze TURKISH DELIGHT£8.50
Florence
- Ayasofya Istanbul LAKOUM Turkish Delight€0.50
Dubai
- Rimini Cafe TURKISH DELIGHTAED 145
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.