Turkish Desserts

Discover our collection of the most famous and most delicious Turkish desserts, like baklava, lokum (Turkish delight), katmer and more.

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Turkish Food Guide: Fresh Turkish Delight - visit our foodie blog for everything about Turkish Food

Turkey is famous for Turkish Delight (lokum, to Turks) and you must try it during your visit. The original (and best!) Turkish Delight is rosewater-flavoured and Turkish Delight is best enjoyed fresh. Sweet, chewy and delicious - you'll find the best Turkish Delight shops around the 357-year-old Istanbul Spice Bazaar from families that have been producing the sweet for generations, since Ottoman times. For more information about Turkish Food, visit our blog: www.istanbulonfood.com/blog

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Turkish Food Guide: The Best of Turkish Desserts

Turkish desserts are a must-try when visiting Istanbul. From baklava to katmer, there's something for everyone! Here is your guide to the best of what Turkey has to offer on dessert menus around town. Plus we're giving away some of our favorite recipes here so that you can bake them yourself! So what's your current obsession? Baklava, turkish delight, katmer or Turkish ice-cream? Turkish desserts | Turkish food | Turkish food Istanbul | Best Istanbul restaurants | Best of Istanbul

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Turkish Food Guide: Discover the best Turkish Baklava in Istanbul | Istanbul Food Tour

It's no secret that foodies visit Istanbul for baklava. Flaky sheets of the lightest pastry filled with crushed pistaschio or walnuts & drenched with the sweetest syrup. On our Istanbul Food Tours we help you find the very best baklava in Istanbul, along with many other Turkish food delights. Explore our Istanbul Food Tours & make your visit to Istanbul a delicious one! | Istanbul Food | Best of Istanbul | Turkish Food | Turkish Food Breakfast | Turkish Food Restaurants | Istanbul Turkish Coffee

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Kanafeh (Sweet Cheese Pastry)

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Kunafa Recipe

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Kunafa Recipe - Sweet As Turkish Delight (a.k.a. Knafeh - Kanafeh) | Maggwire

A Brief History Of Kunafa Kunafa is a well-known Arabic dessert. It is a syrup soaked cheese pastry. Some say it dates back to the Ottoman Empire, others say its origin is from Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, or Greece ( see the editor’s note below ). Well, whatever it’s true origin, it is a favorite of…

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Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. It is characteristic of the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and those of Central and Southwest Asia, namely Turkey.

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Kunefe

Have you eaten #kunefe before? #Turkey is famous for it’s #desserts, and you’ll be sure to eat plenty of them during your visit. But one lesser-known dessert to those outside of Turkey is kunefe. Made from shredded #wheat and #cheese, kunefe is #grilled in a round tray and then topped with #sugar #syrup and [of course] #pistachios. Cheese, we know, sounds strange in a dessert. But trust us, this is a #wonderfully #tasty mix of all things #delicious and is sure to become one of your #favourites.