Where was Turkish delight first made?

Answer 1

4 one half tablespoons of unflavored gelatin

3 cups of sugar

1 one half teaspoons rose water,or to taste

3-4 drops of red food coloring

3 teaspoons of cornstarch

3 cups of powder sugar

(makes about 64 pieces)

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Answer 2

It involves boiling and cooling of sugar/corn syrup and flavorings, plus rolling in powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar). In Turkey, "Turkish delight" is called "lokum" -- you can look up recipes using that word.

Answer 3

The turkish delight comes from most likely Turkey. There are many legends about the history of the Turkish delights. One legend is that a sultan wanted to impress his mistress so he used many exotic recipes. Another legend is that a baker who moved from Anatolia to Istanbul created it

Answer 4

Turkish delight was invented in the 15th century.

La légende raconte que, dans son effort de faire face à toutes ses maîtresses, un sultan turc a sommé tous ses experts confiseurs de produire un dessert unique pour s'ajouter à la collection de recettes secrètes pour lesquelles il était célèbre. Le loukoum serait le résultat de toutes ces recherches.

The legend states that, in his effort to save face with all of his mistresses, a Turkish sultan summoned all of his candy/sweets experts to produce a unique dessert to add to the collection of secret recipes for all of those he would celebrate. The loukoum (Turkish Delight) was the result of all of their research.

(Loukoum, French Wiki)

Answer 5

In the 19th century. It was invented by Bekir Eiffendi

Answer 6

It originates from Turkey and Greece.

However, anyone may manufacture 'Turkish Delight', and there are a number of confectioners in Europe and the US which do.

Answer 7

Yes, it's basically gelatinous sustances with flavour.

Answer 8

The first Turkish Delight, often called lokum, was made in Istanbul in what is now Turkey, but what was then the Ottoman Empire.