Turkish Delight

It All Started With A Pepper Grinder...

We were walking on a street just outside

the Grand Bazaar and I told Mr. Wonderful

we should buy a pepper grinder since we are

both crazy about pepper and it would be a

nice souvenir of our trip.

So, we did.  I then said we should go a

few shops down and buy some peppercorns

and some of the spicy red pepper I've been

using in the local restaurants.

Then, we stepped into the shop and

oh no... there it was ~ Turkish Delight.

Turkish Delight is a confection that is

made of some sort of flavored gelatin

and studded with nuts.  My addiction,

appreciation of it began decades ago

when my brother brought some home

from a trip to Turkey.  My sister & I

would meet each other in the middle of

the night, we both would wake up dreaming

of it.  What did they put in this stuff

to make it so appealing?

We were not the only ones of course, if anyone

is a fan of the Chronicles of Narnia, they know

Edmund Pevensie is also crazy for it in The

Lion, The With & the Wardrobe.

So, if you are ever in Istanbul, stop

by bosnak BOECKCI just outside the

Grand Bazaar and try the pomegranite

with pistachio!. Yum!