2006-10-19 08:51:30 · 7 answers · asked by the judge 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Reay Tannahill suggests that the Persian confection ahbisa (jelly) was the ancestor of Turkish rahat lokum, the long name for the sweet. The etymology of the word lokum has puzzled linguists for many years; it seems to be a corruption of the Arabic word rahat-al hulkum, meaning the contentment of throat while in Ottoman Turkish it means a piece of contentment. So, "Turkish Delight" may not be far off.[1]
The history of lokum dates back 230 years, making it one of the oldest candies in the world. Turkish legend has it that in his endeavor to quell the rumblings of discontent within his harem, a Turkish sultan summoned all his confectionery experts and ordered them to produce a unique dessert to add to the collection of secret recipes for which he was famous. As a result of extensive research, lokum was born.
In 1776, during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid I, Bekir Effendi, a fully apprenticed confectioner, arrived in Istanbul from a small town in Anatolia. Bekir set up in a little shop in the center of the city, and quickly won fame and fortune among a people with such a sweet tooth as the Turks. Fashionable ladies began giving Turkish Delight to their friends in special lace handkerchiefs. These were also used as acts of courting between couples, as documented by traditional Turkish love songs of that era.
Lokum was unveiled to the west in the 19th century. During his travels to Istanbul, an unknown Briton became very fond of the delicacy, purchased cases of lokum, and shipped them to Britain under the name Turkish Delight. Picasso used to eat Turkish Delight on a daily basis for concentration on his work while Winston Churchill and Napoleon's favorite Turkish Delight was made with pistachio filling.
2006-10-19 08:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because most of their foods or drinls were copied from Turkish kitchen during when Greeks was under controll of Ottoman empire.
2016-05-22 02:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Narnia
2006-10-19 09:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by skunk_luv 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Turkey?
2006-10-19 09:15:37 · answer #4 · answered by joy_hardyman2003 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Egypt (seriously) look it up on Wikipedia.
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2006-10-23 01:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by Bont11 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
turkey of course
2006-10-19 09:05:56 · answer #6 · answered by amberchocks 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh god cadburys is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-22 05:48:48 · answer #7 · answered by roobies mam 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋