Koska, Turkish Delight rose-lemon without sugar
Rose Turkish Delight (aka lokum) is made by hand in a traditional Turkish manufacture based on a recipe that has over 100 years - but in a version without a gram of sugar, thanks to which it has 37% less calories than traditional Turkish Delight.
Turkish Delight story
The history of Turkish Delight goes back 500 years before the creation of the Ottoman Empire, which makes this unique sweet delicacy one of the oldest sweets in the world. There are many legends related to the origin and emergence of rose cubes - one of them evokes Sultan Abdul Hamis, who was not considered a particularly capable warrior, but he perfectly found himself in relationships with women, believing that the path to their heart leads through the stomach; wanting to meet the requirements and expectations of his 4 wives and chosen ones gathered in a large harem he brought the best confectioners to the Empire and ordered them to prepare a dessert so delicious, because he reconciled the argumentative women and ensured permanent peace in the harem - this is how Lokum was born, and confectioner's actions caused miracles, because the quarrels in the harem stopped and the sultan found the new dessert so delicious and stimulating that he was now on his table every day and his popularity enveloped the whole Empire. In the nineteenth century, an unknown British traveler discovered the place - but, unable to remember and / or pronounce its name, brought it to Europe under the name Turkish Delight - which means 'Turkish delicacy'.
Famous and great ones liked Turkish Delight, his fans included Pablo Picasso, and in Winston Churchill and Napoleon preferred Turkish Delight stuffed with pistachios.
Nowadays Turkish Delight is next to bachlava and halva, the most frequently brought culinary souvenir from holidays in Turkey, and has become a sweet snack popular in the West, especially at Christmas. In Poland, the traditional dessert especially in the eastern regions is Pańska Skórka, which is sometimes called the Polish equivalent of Turkish Delight.
