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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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Maraş Dondurması: Why Turkish Ice Cream Is Stretchy

Explainer on why Maraş dondurması stretches: salep (wild orchid root flour, glucomannan) plus mastic resin plus the dövme (beating) technique from Kahramanmaraş. Covers the knife-and-fork serving style, the vendor show...

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Tulumba Tatlısı: Syrup-Soaked Fried Dessert (Recipe)

Tulumba tatlısı — the ridged, syrup-soaked fried dessert our store was originally named after. Full home recipe, plus the two temperature rules (cold syrup, cool-oil start) that keep the shell...

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Cezerye: Mersin's Carrot-Nut Confection Explained

Cezerye is Mersin's caramelized carrot confection: dense, chewy bars of slow-cooked carrot paste packed with roasted hazelnuts or pistachios and rolled in coconut. Here is what it is, how it's...

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Keşkül: Turkey's Almond Milk Pudding (Recipe)

Keşkül is Turkey's silky Ottoman almond milk pudding, thickened with ground blanched almonds, rice flour, and cornstarch. This step-by-step recipe uses US measurements and finishes with the traditional pistachio-coconut garnish.

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Sütlü Nuriye: Baklava's Lighter Milky Cousin (Recipe)

Sütlü nuriye is Turkey's milk-syrup baklava: filo layered with Black Sea hazelnuts, baked blond, and soaked in a warm milk-and-sugar syrup. Born in early-1980s Istanbul as an affordable alternative to...

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