Authentic Turkish Delight Rose Flavour
140 days agoI remembered the first time I was introduced to Turkish Delight – I was like 5 years old or so. And surprisingly it was at NTUC or some shopping centre where there was this lady who went around showcasing this little sweet. They also gave out little samples for us to try out. Remember it was like in the 1990s or so. Honestly then, I didn’t know what all the fuss is about – it is a sticky little soft nougat-like sweet. Nothing too special. Of course I was like too young and my palate wasn’t really that complicated. I just wanted things that are sweet, even overly sweet stuff taste good to me. But now I find Turkish Delights more appealing. One of the most appealing aspects of Turkish Delight is that although it is supposed to be a sweet, it isn’t overwhelmingly sweet. Or at least the real Turkish Delight shouldn’t be overly sweet.
If I am not wrong, this was bought from Candy Empire. Price wise I forgot liao. Shouldn’t be more than a dollar or so, since this is just 56g and made from starch and sugar. I might be wrong though, considering the prices in Singapore is rising like nobody’s business these few years.
Authentic Turkish Delight, rose flavour. 45g of soft chewy sweet. Basically some sort of gel (mix of starch and sugar) which has been harden slightly to produce this small gooey squares / block. They add some powdered sugar to prevent them from sticking or clumping together. The texture is a bit like rice maltose just a bit more starchy and easier to eat. I like it.
Hmm….made by Real Turkish Delight. So there is no question that they made authentic Turkish Delight. However, since I have never tried the real thing before, we can only hope that this is indeed authentic Turkish Delight.
Product of Australia. Not Turkey. Maybe made by a Turkish immigrant or something.
The ingredients are sugar, wheat starch, glucose syrup, water, flavour, colour and food acid. May contain traces of nuts. From what I read, the Turks love them with nuts like pistachios and hazelnuts or walnuts. So this should be the cheap version. Too bad they don’t add real rose water (as in authentic Turkish Delight), just rose flavourings.
