Every time I travel to a new country or even a new city here in Turkey, I feel so excited for
trying all those new dishes and desserts of course, and this is why in this new video
I would like to introduce you to the other different desserts
you can find every time you come to Turkey or even to Istanbul because
believe it or not when we think about Turkey and its
desserts and dishes usually the first one to come to our mind is baklava
But of course there are many other desserts that we can choose from and they are so delicious.
It wouldn't be a dessert list without the famous baklava, would it?
So this is why every time we think about Turkey one of the first things that come to our mind is the baklava.
Why? Because this is one of the most famous and traditional dishes here in this country
Now there are many many types of baklava and
flavors and everything but the most famous ones are the cevizli baklava which is the
Walnut baklava or the fistikli baklava which is made with pistachios. Right now we have chosen one
Which is the pistachio baklava and we will try it.
But as well, I recommend you keeping an eye out for many to those other variations
of baklava we have here because each one of them are delicious and it definitely worth trying them if you have the time.
We have this other traditional dessert which is called Kadayif. This one is made of
Shredded fried wheat and this one is very traditional here as well and we can find them filled up with
Pistachio and with many other things so there are big variations of this dessert, you will find them mostly
anywhere in Turkey, in Istanbul, and this one we recommend as well trying it
This one is with pistachio and this one is one of our favorites.
Şekerpare is another traditional and one of the most loved desserts from Turkish families.
these ones we will find them in every single
Turkish house because it is very easy, affordable to make and also very delicious
So this one it's as well once the dough
It's totally cooked the main characteristic of this dessert is that it will be soaked with hot sugar syrup
So the taste will be very very sweet
only with one piece will be more than enough for you to try this delicious pastry and
also, they will put one almond on top of the dough. So this one it's also very good.
The tulumba is another famous dessert in Turkey and this one consists in a fried
dessert and after that they put some hot sugar syrup as well
this one is eaten mostly cold and
These are very similar to the Spanish churros, except that instead of chocolate. They will be soaked
With sugar syrup and this one at the same time
Even though they are fried their consistency is very good because it has all at the same time
It is crispy, soft, juicy and super sweet.
Aşure is another very traditional Turkish dessert here and
The word Aşure means the Noah's Ark pudding
This one is a mixture of dried fruits, legumes, juice, fruits and also sugar
the legend says that
When Noah was in the ark there was little food to feed all the passengers
So they tried to mix up all the food they they still had left and they put it into
into a pudding into a mix to feed everyone in the Ark and
They keep them full until they finally arrived to Mount Ararat in Turkey
this desert is also associated to Ashura tradition, which is celebrated just a few days before the Ramadan and
It consists in the Muharram month.
Aşure isn't just a dessert
It is a symbol of sharing, love, but most importantly it represents our life together.
The sütlaç is another Turkish dessert and this one it's very famous as well
this one consists in a rice milk and even cinnamon the special thing about this dessert is that it's
Put into an oven
so this is what gives the special taste to this one because on top of the dessert some sort of a
burnt leathery skin
Comes on top and that's what gives also a very delicious
Flavor and underneath we can find the creamy pudding. As well, on top
It can be served with some walnuts and it will enhance its flavor
Now I will show you the consistency of this dessert and we will understand what I'm talking about.
I will break up this leathery skin and then you can see the pudding
Underneath and this one is one of my favorite parts of the sütlaç
This skin gives a special and unique flavor, taste.
This dessert is one of my favorite ones in Turkey
And this one is called the künefe
This one its original recipe comes from Hatay which is a city in the Southeast part of Turkey
But many people also claim that
the original recipe comes from other cities in the nearby areas such as a Mersin, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa
among others but each one of them have their own variations and they are very unique and delicious
at the same time
This dessert is also known in many other countries
Such as Greece, Egypt and some other Arabic countries and believe it or not
This is one of the most difficult desserts to prepare on our own at home
The process is very long. And also we need special
Special things in order to do it properly
As you can see here we have this
grey pot
or pan and without this we cannot make it
Its main ingredients are kadayif
which also we we already show you in another dessert and
Cheese, cheese is the is the main one and this one also if you want you can
You can put on top some
Pistachio some Kaymak this Kaymak is a sweet cream
In Turkey or even ice cream with ice cream during summer It gives a refreshing taste to it.
This ayva tatlısı
it's a winter time dessert and this one also is very
loved by the Turkish people and this one is made from this fruit called quince
Which comes from the same family from the pear and apples.
this one comes from poaching the quince
in sugar and water and as well in order to enhance its flavor they add cloves and cinnamon.
This fruit (quince) is native to Mesopotamia and after spreading to the ancient Greek
Areas, and also to other places here in Turkey it finally spread to every corner in the world
This is another interesting dessert and this one is called tavuk göğsü
which literally in English
means a chicken breast
And yes, just as you're thinking this one is made from chicken breast
but don't worry because you won't be able to taste or even smell that
special smell from chicken all you'll be able to taste will be that
sweet creamy pudding and
With cinnamon you love it when this one actually dates back from the Ottoman Empire
When the cooks from the Sultans used to do it for the sultans and their guests in the palace.
As well, there is one legend on how these dessert was created. If this is true or not
We have no idea but this is something that it's told from this dessert
One day one sultan was craving for a dessert and in the palace, in the kitchen
They didn't have any ingredients to make this dessert
So what they did they only had chicken and some other few ingredients and they try to mix them all together and voila
They came up with this dessert. So let's try to keep these curios facts about this one
So as you could see these were some of the options for desserts that you can try while in Turkey
There are many many many others that you can try and it's almost impossible to cover them all
But these are some of the favorites for the Turkish families and also from the foreigners
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