{"product_id":"hazerbaba-turkish-delight-with-pomegranate-16-oz","title":"HazerBaba Turkish Delight with Pomegranate 16 oz","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eImported from Turkey\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHAZERBABA Turkish Delight with Pomegranate 16 oz Turkish delight, lokum or\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nrahat lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPremium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, and hazelnuts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nor walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are mostly flavored with\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nrosewater, mastic, Bergamot orange, or lemon. The confection is often packaged\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nand eaten in small cubes dusted with icing sugar, copra, or powdered cream of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\ntartar, to prevent clinging. Other common flavors include cinnamon and mint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIn the production process, soapwort may be used as an emulsifying additive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe exact origin of these sweets is yet to be definitively determined;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nhowever, \"lokum\" comes from the Arabic Halkum or Al-Halkum. In the Arab world,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTurkish delights are called rahat al-hulqum which means \"Throat Comfort\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOttoman confectionery was originally sweetened with honey and molasses, using\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nwater and flour as the binding agents, with rosewater, lemon peel and bitter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\norange as the most common flavors (red, yellow and green). Lokum was\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nintroduced to Western Europe in the 19th century. An unknown Briton reputedly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nbecame very fond of the delicacy during his travels to Istanbul and purchased\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\ncases of it, to be shipped back to Britain under the name Turkish Delight. It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nbecame a major delicacy in Britain and throughout Continental Europe for high\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nclass society. During this time, it became a practice among upper class\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nsocialites to exchange pieces of Turkish Delight wrapped in silk handkerchiefs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nas presents. Ingredients: Sugar, Pomegranate Flavor, Corn Starch, Water","brand":"HazerBaba","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44702038556838,"sku":"FT-00156","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0410\/6823\/2870\/files\/7bd5cd3909f886278509499e05c28a9bcbe7d0ead5fc976b20c524d1efbdf81c.jpg?v=1728663568","url":"https:\/\/mahaekart.com\/products\/hazerbaba-turkish-delight-with-pomegranate-16-oz","provider":"Mahaekart LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}