Aside from turkish delights and baklava are there any other sweet turkish delicacies I should buy? Do the turkish do much for chocolate? Any shops deserve special mention?
2007-02-10 22:29:12 · 3 answers · asked by happyowat 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Aside from turkish delights and baklava are there any other sweet turkish delicacies I should buy? Do the turkish do much for chocolate? Any shops deserve special mention?
Forgot to mention that I'm looking for shops specifically in Istanbul.
Cheers.
2007-02-12 06:06:57 · update #1
There is "helva", made from tahini. You can also try Turkish style fruit preserves. If you are in Turkey try any sweet shop or "muhallebici" for Turkish puddings. They have "kazan dibi" (bottom of the pot), "tavuk gogsu" (chicken breast), "sakiz muhallebi" (mastika pudding), "keshkul". These and many more puddings are delicious and light Turkish desserts. You should also try "kadayif", which is made from spaghetti thin dough, baked and soaked in syrup, and also "ekmek kadayifi", which is a kind of bread-like sweet. Two large discs cooked over low heat and soaked in syrup. They put ground nuts between the two layers or "kaymak" (a kind of cream). The sweets list in the Turkish cuisine is almost endless.
2007-02-11 09:17:07 · answer #1 · answered by anlarm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lokma, kadayıf, güllaç, sütlaç, künefe, tulumba tatlısı, Kemalpaşa, kazandibi etc.
2014-05-02 00:38:02 · answer #2 · answered by Elif Su 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turkish sweets are famous throughout the world and many of these have milk as the basic ingredient: "sütlac", "tavuk gögsü", "kazandibi", "helva", "asure", but the best-known are "baklava" and "kadayif" pastries. Have you heard of Chocolate Covered Turkish Delight?http://www.mrsbrowns.co.uk/acatalog/CHOCOLATE_COVERED_TURKISH_DELIGHT.html
2007-02-10 22:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by kirene45 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋