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They liked me so well the father bought me a piece of lokum.
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Shortly thereafter, Bekir introduced the world to rahat lokum and was appointed chief confectioner in the Ottoman court.
Turkish Delight: Rose as Aphrodisiac Michelle Krell Kydd 2007
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Shortly thereafter, Bekir introduced the world to rahat lokum and was appointed chief confectioner in the Ottoman court.
Archive 2007-07-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2007
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Turkish Delight Turkish delight, or lokum rahat in Turkish, is one of the most venerable of this kind, having been made in the Middle East and the Balkans for centuries.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Turkish Delight Turkish delight, or lokum rahat in Turkish, is one of the most venerable of this kind, having been made in the Middle East and the Balkans for centuries.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Once inside Haci Bekir, founded in in 1777 by a chief confectioner to the Ottoman court, customers must pass the walls of specialty lokum Turkish delight and go around the display cases of feather-light pistachio macaroons to sit at a table.
NYT > Home Page By SUSANNE FOWLER 2012
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In Turkey itself, I understand, this delicacy is called lokum.
The Old Foodie The Old Foodie 2010
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The shop produced its own lokum and akide sugar treats even in those first years.
TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News TUNA GÜREL 2009
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This was, at the same time, Europe's first real introduction to lokum.
TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News TUNA GÜREL 2009
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And such delicious sweets there are: from traditional akide and marzipan to lokum, chocolates, coated raisins and nuts, helva, baklava, jellies and jams and so much more.
TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News TUNA GÜREL 2009
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Turkish delight is the British name for a sweet called lokum, one of many spellings and a corrupted version of the original phrase, rahatü’l-hulkum, which means “giving rest to the throat.”
Why Was Turkish Delight C.S. Lewis’s Guilty Pleasure? | JSTOR Daily Cara Strickland 2020
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