Do you like turkish delights?

[papie]

You know, these things?



I love them so much. I like them small, soft, with no nuts. My favorite are the pink (rose flavored).

Can you believe my H and kids don't like them? My mom just brought me a bag of perrrrrfect ones from Greece and I'm in candy heaven. I may just eat the whole thing tonight. Ok, maybe not, because I don't want to be sick. But I'll eat it by myself anyway, their loss!

[Doc_Lobster]

I like the rose ones.

[HiC]

my yiayia used to have them at her house....but I never tried one. They kinda remind me of chicken rolled in flour before you stick them in a pan of oil.

[papie]

HiC, I can't believe you've never tried them!

Tamb, they are of a similar texture to gommy bears, but softer and covered in confectionner's sugar. And also, the flavors are traditional middle-eastern: honey, rose water and pistachio. Sometimes they have nuts inside, but it ruins the sweetness of the candy imo.

[loveday]

Yes! Love them. I brought so many back from Istanbul when I visited. Nom nom nom.

[papie]

Jul 2, 2012 19:48:56 GMT -5 Doc_Lobster said:

I like the rose ones.

A woman after my own heart

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Jul 2, 2012 19:52:16 GMT -5 cjoy said:

Small and soft with no nuts, huh?

Sounds decidedly unfun if you ask me.

[hisno1girl]

Jul 2, 2012 19:52:16 GMT -5 cjoy said:

Small and soft with no nuts, huh?

...because the nuts ruin the taste....

[papie]

Jul 2, 2012 19:56:57 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Jul 2, 2012 19:52:16 GMT -5 cjoy said:

Small and soft with no nuts, huh?

LOL

Papie, I feel like I've had something LIKE this, but I'm pretty sure they weren't flavored like roses and pistachios. So I'm not sure. Is there some bastardized American version?

I don't know, I've never had them, but it is very possible.

[hisno1girl]

I've never had these treats.

I also think about the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when Edmund betrays his family for sweeties.

[iamgrace]

Yes. But it's been many,many years since I had them.

[loveday]

Try Fry's Turkish Delight. It's milk chocolate wrapped rose Turkish Delight. It's like crack.

[daisyheadmaizie]

Turkish Delights sounds like a really awful porno.

[Jalapeñomel]

No!

[Jalapeñomel]

Oh and when I read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I pictured them like dessert turkey legs (whatever the fuck those are...)