turkish – Foodies R' Us

Back when I travelled to Turkey, another thing that was popular among locals and foreigners was Turkish delight. Most people would have heard Turkish delight from the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which according to the book, was Edmond’s favorite. Turkish delight is a sticky and very sweet candy made mainly from starch, sugar, and rose water. After the candy is chopped into large chunks, it’s often dusted with powdered sugar to prevent them from sticking together. If you happen to be travelling to Turkey, this would make the perfect souvenir for friends and family! Like this post? You should check out my other posts, and you might like them too!

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Back when I traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, with my family members, my cousin and I had just eaten lunch when we saw an ice cream cart nearby. When we got closer to the cart, we were both confused because the ice cream didn’t seem like regular ice cream. Then we realized what wasn’t normal about the ice cream: it was sticky. Out of curiosity, we decided to buy one. The ice cream man scooped us the ice cream using a metal stick and attached the cone to the ice cream while the ice cream was still on the stick. Then he served it to us while it was on the stick, but when we were about to grab it, the ice cream man quickly pulled the stick and our ice cream attached to it away. Then he made a little show with the ice cream and did little tricks on us by snatching away our ice cream with the stick while we were reaching for it. Shockingly, our ice cream never fell from the stick when the ice cream man did his tricks with it. After several minutes, we finally got our ice cream and left feeling happy and amazed by what we just saw. If you’re ever going to travel to Turkey, be sure to buy the local ice cream and prepared to be amazed and tricked at the same time!

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Turkish delight

Turkish Ice Cream