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'''Turkish delight''', '''lokum''' or '''rahat lokum''' and many other transliterations (Ottoman Turkish: رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم‎ rāḥat al-ḥulqūm, Turkish: Lokum or rahat lokum, from colloquial Arabic: راحه الحلقوم‎ rāḥat al-ḥalqūm) is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar.

== Description ==

Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, and hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are mostly flavored with [[rosewater]], [[mastic]], [[Bergamot]] orange, or lemon.

The confection is often packaged and eaten in small cubes dusted with icing sugar, [[copra]], or powdered cream of tartar, to prevent clinging.

Other common flavors include cinnamon and mint.

In the production process, [[soapwort]] may be used as an emulsifying additive.

== See also ==

* [[Confection]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_delight Turkish delight] @ Wikipedia

[[Category:Confections]]
[[Category:Materials]]