C.S. Lewis's Greatest Fiction: Convincing American Kids That They Would Like Turkish Delight

Thursday, 3 December 2015

quote [ Turkish Delight, or lokum, is a popular dessert sweet throughout Europe, especially in Greece, the Balkans, and of course Turkey. ]

Obviously this isn't hard hitting journalism, but I thought overall the article was pretty cute. When I was young, I thought Turkish delight was a truffle flavored with chocolate, peanut butter, and strawberry, sort of like a better PB&J. I later tasted a rosewater flavored one and wondered who the fuck likes something that tastes like a 90 year old's handbag.

Did anyone else imagine the flavor of this horrible delicacy?

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Headlessfriar said @ 8:24pm GMT on 3rd December
I might be one of few Americans who actually liked it when I tried it. I actually loved them as a kid, but they're not easy to find.

Headlessfriar said @ 8:26pm GMT on 3rd December
I might be one of few Americans who actually liked it when I tried it. I actually loved them as a kid, but they're not easy to find.

I should add I didn't have rose-flavoured ones. I had some that were brown with some sort of nougat like stuff in the middle. The article mentions about a half-dozen different flavors, so I suppose that your Turkish delights must vary.

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Headlessfriar said @ 8:24pm GMT on 3rd December
I might be one of few Americans who actually liked it when I tried it. I actually loved them as a kid, but they're not easy to find.

I should add I didn't have rose-flavoured ones. I had some that were brown with some sort of nougat like stuff in the middle. The article mentions about a half-dozen different flavors, so I suppose that your Turkish delights must vary.

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