tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post2247960091786645257..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Turkish Delight.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-54823408477930302212010-04-20T12:33:05.943+10:002010-04-20T12:33:05.943+10:00Any time I see or hear a reference to rahat lokum,...Any time I see or hear a reference to rahat lokum, my brain snaps to the memory of Doretta Morrow singing the opening phrases of the Virtue song to the harem in Kismet. But then I'm an old musical theatre lover.Pietnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-9209465094958730382010-04-20T04:34:53.431+10:002010-04-20T04:34:53.431+10:00I've recently discovered your blog and enjoy i...I've recently discovered your blog and enjoy it. Your subject today is something I read about as a child and always wondered about. <br /><br />The reference from my childhood is the book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. When younger brother Edward visits Narnia he meets the evil White Queen. She wins his favor and coaxes him home to her castle with Turkish Delight. <br /><br />I always assumed it must be something wonderful, and it's fun to read what you've found.samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11574060577424187580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-74982923494581046472010-04-19T09:50:17.913+10:002010-04-19T09:50:17.913+10:00I thought Claudia Roden might have something to sa...I thought Claudia Roden might have something to say on the matter, but all she really says is that every family has their own closely guarded secret recipe. The recipe she gives is set with cornflour rather than gelatine and sweetened with sugar and glucose (though she does note that substituting grape juice for some of the water gives a richer flavour).Liz + Loukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041957231286910198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-88238859386641934902010-04-19T07:47:07.697+10:002010-04-19T07:47:07.697+10:00I LOVE Turkish Delight - especially the pinky rose...I LOVE Turkish Delight - especially the pinky rosey one! Mum used to love it too and I remember Dad would often bring her a Fry's Turkish Delight home on a Friday evening which she would savour slowly. I can remember her lamenting that the Australian one wasn't as nice as the English Fry's - another symptom of her early homesickness perhaps, or do they really taste different? Thanks for another blog that sen off a wonderful chain of memories big sister!valmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666386347053371846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-24875738068109678442010-04-19T07:43:38.357+10:002010-04-19T07:43:38.357+10:00I absolutely LOVE Turkish Delight! The lovely pink...I absolutely LOVE Turkish Delight! The lovely pink rose watery one. Yum. I remember Mum used to love it too & Dad would often bring her home a Fry's Turkish Delight on a Friday night as a treat which she would savour slowly. She would often comment though that the Australian one wasn't as nice as the English Fry's - another sympton of her early homesickness perhaps or do they really taste different? Thanks for a blog that set off a wonderful chain of memories big sister!valmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666386347053371846noreply@blogger.com