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Turkish Delight
A gel of sugar, starch, and water, flavoured with rose, citrus, or mastic, and dusted with icing sugar. Nuts are often set in the jelly. The Turkish name is lokum.
Origin
Perfected in Ottoman confectionery and still made across Turkey and the region.
Flavour
Very sweet, perfumed, and softly chewy.
How to use it
Cut it into small pieces. It also melts into chocolate and biscuit recipes.
Storage
Airtight, so the starch dust does not liquefy. It sweats in a humid kitchen.
Recipes using it
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