Turkish Delight Flavored Fig With Lemon By Citrus 200 grams

Fig-flavored Turkish delight with lemon from Citrus! The famous oriental sweet that was born in the seraglio and harems of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, has reached our days to be the traditional sweet that accompanies Greek coffee, preferably the traditionally baked on embers. With fig filling that smells of summer and with lemon peel that has accompanied with its coolness our hottest moments!

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HISTORY "FROM GOLD" BEHIND THE PRODUCT

  It was August 1922 when the smoke from the burning waterfront of Smyrna, testified to the opposite islands of the Aegean, the tragedy that unfolded in the lord of the then Asia Minor world. Passing across, those who survived the massacre managed to carry with them beyond the pain and longing for a new life, and parts of their culture. The art of Turkish delight, which had already begun timidly since 1822, was one of them.

   It's probably the sweetest story ever apparently imagined by even its creator, Hadji Bekir. The sultan's confectioner invented the Turkish delight in an attempt to save his head from the angry sultan. And fortunately, in one sense, the sultan broke his tooth from that hard candy, one afternoon in the palace of Constantinople and ran Hatzis to pour water, flour, sugar and rose water into the cauldron to make his mixture. And after mixing it for hours, spread it on a flat surface coated with almond oil. Then he cut it into pieces, sprinkled it with sugar and offered it, trembling with fear to his sultan. It was the moment he sighed in relief when he saw him close his eyes from the pleasure of taste.

Many years have passed since the Turkish delight was unloaded in the Aegean islands. In the course of these, the characteristic dessert of the capital of the Cyclades, Syros, took place. He never left the Greek cafe of the Orthodox monasteries, while he became an integral part of the cultural and social culture of the Greek population. It accompanied not only the daily coffee but also weddings, celebrations and memorials.

     LUKUMI AND UNESCO AS AN ELEMENT OF MATERIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE

 It was August 2009 again, when UNESCO included the Turkish delight in its list of intangible cultural heritage. There, he described this small, snow-covered treasure as a "pastry made from spring water, sugar and starch. Then we can add aroma, color and nuts. Thus, a variety of flavors emerges and thus its special role in all aspects of the Greek's life is recognized.