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Turkish Delight is an edible-solid cocktail for adults and kids that contains some booze. When I was growing up, TuDelightelight, or Lokum (локум), as it is known in other parts of the world, was one of my favourite treats. This dessert has no standard flavour recipe; it varies from country to country. It can be plain or flavoured with vanilla, rose water, bergamot, mastic, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.
Turkish delights are also known as ” rāḥat al-ḥulqūm (رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم) which means “throat comfort.”
“Throat Comfort,” what a great name! Let’s try to make one and have some fun with it.
I used the same technique to make another edible drink, Sex on the Beach.
TURKISH DELIGHT - For Grownups
Ingredients
- 2 oz Vanilla vodka
- 1 oz Creme de Cacao
- 1 oz Cherry, Raspberry, or Strawberry syrup
- 1/2 oz Rosewater
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup custard sugar
- 0.5% of the total volume - Agar Agar
Instructions
Bring water, sugar, and Agar to boil.
Remove it from the stove. Add vodka, creme de cacao, syrup, and rosewater. Stir it. At that point, any chopped nuts can be added to the mix. Pour into another vessel. Let it solidify – 40 to 50 min. Sprinkle some of the custard sugar on top.
Use a cookie cutter to create the shape you want.
Notes
I regard this recipe as a base upon which many different flavours can be used.
Turkish delight can be made with different hydrocolloids such as tara, carrageenan, xanthan gum, and konjac - for that purpose, other recipes are needed to get the proper ratios.
