Turkish Delight . Turkish delight or lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often 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. When pouring the syrup into the cornstarch mixture, be careful not to let the mixture coat the sides of the pan. Turkish Delight An old Turkish aphorism tells one to "eat sweetly and speak sweetly". Sweets and confectionery have always been an important part of Turkish cuisine. Hello everybody, I hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, turkish delight. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious