featured Mevlit Şekeri & Kandil Simidi: Turkey's Religious Sweets
A guide to Turkey's religious sweets: what a mevlit gathering actually is, why hard candy is handed out at the door, the five kandil nights and the sesame ring baked for them, plus lokma and helva.
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What Is Akide Şekeri? Ottoman Hard Candy Explained
Akide şekeri is the Ottoman Empire's original hard candy — glassy drops of boiled sugar in rose, mastic, cinnamon, and clove, named after the Janissaries' sweet pledge of loyalty. Here...
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