• Sylvartas@lemmy.world
      39·
      10 months ago

      As a fellow Turkish delight enjoyer, this thread has been eye opening.

      I’m working on a theory: most commenters are probably American. Their sweets have so much sugar content over here that I’m starting to believe they don’t like Turkish delights because they are somehow less sugary ?

      • SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works
        19·
        10 months ago

        But Turkish sweets are usually the most sugar filled (and greasiest…) sweets you can find? And I guess that’s why I love them lol

      • iheartneopets@lemm.ee
        15·
        10 months ago

        As an American, I can day it’s definitely not the sweetness to me. I find Turkish delight very sweet, almost too sweet. The texture is mostly what hangs me up, as well as a weird flavor I can’t put my finger on. It reminds me of gum drop candies? Which are the least popular candies by a lot here, as any child on Halloween will tell you lol.

        It may just be one of those locational things where if you didn’t grow up with it, you just don’t like it? Like peanut butter, I’m told.

        • Sylvartas@lemmy.world
          2·
          10 months ago

          I know, but have you ever tasted a s’more or something like that ? Shit will give you a cavity after 2 bites

      • Stamau123@lemmy.world
        3·
        10 months ago

        I’m an American and I remember liking Turkish delight as a kid. Haven’t had it since then because I only had it when my dad got it for me, since he loves it, and I’d rather buy something else.

      • HipHoboHarold@lemmy.world
        3·
        10 months ago

        I think this is it. Most of us get the boxed Turkish delight around Christmas time, and based our views on that. Sort of like fruit cake. While I’m still not a huge fan of it, getting some freshly made instead of the shit people normally get in the sake shitty packages makes a world of a difference.

        Granted, not everyone is gonna like it either way, but I’ve heard from a lot of people to get some of the good stuff.

    • FakeGreekGirlEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      I love Turkish Delight. Maybe it’s genetic? Like, maybe it activates something in Mediterranean people?

    • lad@programming.dev
      5·
      10 months ago

      I must agree, those sweets differ in quality but they are mostly good, some are even great (if you are not afraid of diabetes one may get from just looking at it)

    • pascal@lemm.ee
      4·
      10 months ago

      The problem is consistency. Buy some Turkish delight in Istanbul and they’re ok, but some in Konya and they’re the sweetest thing you’ll ever eat, you cannot have them without some proper Turkish black tea.

  • ZycroNeXuS@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    65·
    10 months ago

    I’ve heard it pointed out before that these kids were living on World War 2 rations and, regardless of the quality of Turkish Delight under normal circumstances, it probably tastes a heck of a lot better when you’ve been eating mostly meat, cheese, and preserves for the last however long (though in Googling it, I see they did get SOME sweets in rations).

    • key@lemmy.keychat.orgEnglish
      39·
      10 months ago

      That helps explain why Edmund was initially excited about Turkish delight and called it his favorite. The other thing to remember is that Edmund wasn’t actually fed Turkish delight in the book. He was fed snow that the White Witch enchanted. The appearance, taste, and resulting thrall were the effects of the witch’s magic. He was actually craving Evil Magic Delight when he betrayed his family (until he was redeemed by Lion Christ’s sacrifice of course).

    • MadBigote@lemmy.world
      19·
      10 months ago

      I went to London last month and, by all means, any foreign food would be better than whatever those kids were having.

  • Piogre314@lemmy.world
    59·
    10 months ago

    IDK what people are on in this thread; rosewater is a traditional flavor (one not suited for the modern palate) but you can make it in whatever flavor you want.

    Tt’s basically just a giant jelly bean with no outer shell, and if you get it in a good flavor it’s pretty tasty

  • FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
    58·
    10 months ago

    Here’s the thing. Unless you’ve been to Turkey and/or know someone with appropriate cultural heritage, you’ve likely never had good Turkish Delight.

    There’s a distinct quality difference between TD made with love for people who enjoy quality… and the shitty TD that’s mostly sold to tourists and in supermarkets, aimed at people who don’t know the difference.

    When it’s well made, it really is a lovely treat.

    • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.social
      13·
      10 months ago

      I love Turkish delight… The rosewater is my favorite actually… I’m a random American, never been to Turkey, and my only European heritage is like 4 generations back from Italy. But I like kahvesi too (so much so that I got a cezve and learned how to make it), so idk. Maybe I just lucked out and got good quality.

      • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
        9·
        10 months ago

        I’m a random American, never been to Turkey

        The rosewater is my favorite actually

        you are now invited to the mangal

      • FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
        7·
        10 months ago

        Oh man, I love Turkish coffee. I actually want to learn how to do it as well. Even though it’ll probably ruin other coffee for me…

        I actually have Turkish neighbours and they love baking/cooking, so we occasionally get plates or trays of something really delicious.

        I really love a good baklava as well to go with my coffee. Thankfully that stuff’s quite expensive and difficult to make or I’d eat it daily.

        Turkish people definitely know how to make something tasty :D

        • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.social
          1·
          10 months ago

          Yes, kahvesi will definitely ruin regular coffee for you lol. Always craving something more aromatic and rich, brewed coffee will always taste bitter.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
      8·
      10 months ago

      This is so true, it hurts. American usually ever have access to Turkish Delight from year-old, mass-produced packages from the factories of big-name candy manufacturers, which are 50% preservatives and unpronounceable additives. This shit has only a passing resemblance to real Turkish Delight.

      It doesn’t have to be eaten or even made in Turkey; it only has to be well-made. It’s easy to get good Turkish Delight in London; I bet you can even find good stuff in NYC, or another large city. It just has to be reasonably fresh, and made with good ingredients and a tiny smidge of pride.

      What’s really eye opening is growing up on the crap you get in America and then one day trying good Turkish Delight and realizing your childhood was a lie. And what’s worse is realizing that it’s nearly impossible to find quality stuff where you live.

      • FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 months ago

        Sure, it doesn’t have to be ‘geographically’ Turkish - but it certainly tastes better when it’s made by someone who has it in their cultural background. Someone who’s made it their entire life and who learned it from her mother, who learned it from hers, etc.

        For example, I buy mine from a very particular shop in Rotterdam here in the Netherlands. They specialise in Turkish Delight, with dozens of varieties. Like you say: they use good, traditional ingredients and it’s made fresh. It’s a place where the local Turks shop, and very highly rated because of their quality. It’s frequently mentioned as some of the best TD in Europe. They even ship it internationally.

        I recently got a kilo, just to share with family and some coworkers who have never had it. I wanted to be sure that their first experience of it was a pleasant one. With chewy, flavourful TD made the proper way. Everyone loved it.

        Thankfully in the Netherlands, we have a large Turkish population. Which means you can usually find something decent in your own city.

    • SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      10 months ago

      I love a bunch of Turkish sweets and have the pleasure of having authentic Turkish sweets available close to me, but man I just really dislike Turkish delights lol

      • FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
        3·
        10 months ago

        That’s perfectly fine :D Some things just aren’t to everyone’s taste.

        Here in the Netherlands, we absolutely love licorice for example. It’s a very large part of the candy section in any supermarket. Sweet, salty, spicy, hard, soft, you name it. We love it. Meanwhile, your average American nearly throws up if they try it. It’s something that you have to grow up with to really enjoy.

        • SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          10 months ago

          Haha I’m swedish actually so I understand what you mean! I never get tired of watching videos of Americans trying our salty “djungelvrål” licorice, the second they get it on their tongue they almost puke, meanwhile I can’t get enough

  • Lorindól@sopuli.xyz
    34·
    10 months ago

    My dad used to travel a lot in the 80’s due to his job. I asked him to bring Turkish Delights if he ever came across them. I was so stoked when he opened his suitcase and handed me a fancy wooden box full of them.

    This was one of the biggest disappointments of my childhood.

    • iheartneopets@lemm.ee
      3·
      10 months ago

      Truth about the Cinnabons, give me a tray of those and I’ll prob tell you my mom’s maiden name and social.

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
    23·
    10 months ago

    Can we at leat agree that the White Witch fed Edmund drugged candy and was suffering from diminished capacity regarding the behavior for which he was convicted?

    It was a bullshit charge.

  • Katzastrophe@feddit.de
    22·
    10 months ago

    For the longest time I thought when people were talking about Turkish Delight, they were in fact talking about Baklava. The disappointment I felt upon first trying Turkish Delight, life just isn’t fair

  • Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee
    22·
    10 months ago

    Turkish delight has the same energy as mystery meat. The name convinces us it’s better than what we think it will be, but it never is.

    • Splenetic@lemm.ee
      13·
      10 months ago

      I’ve seen so many comments like the original tweet and i don’t get it. At worst Turkish delight is its perfectly fine. If I were an English child in 1943 it would probably blow my mind

      • CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com
        8·
        10 months ago

        Plus the Turkish delight in the book was conjured by magic so it was probably the best Turkish delight possible

  • iAvicenna@lemmy.world
    14·
    10 months ago

    Even within Turkey you have to get Turkish delight from specific places otherwise it is shite. I can’t imagine you would be able to find anything worthwhile abroad.

    • Naz@sh.itjust.works
      13·
      10 months ago

      I’ve had a real one from a Turkish place called Gülloglö, which no longer exists, and it was incredible. It was like a block of rose water, covered in powdered sugar, and biting into it was a floral, sugary, explosion, especially combined with their harsh, dark, Turkish tea – unbelievable.

      I loved that place, and no idea how they went under.

    • Woht24@lemmy.world
      5·
      10 months ago

      It’s fucking amazing and not too far off actual Turkish delight. If you buy a block of it and cut it up, it’s almost like a hard rose flavoured jelly or gummy. I think it’s great myself