Lollies

islandmassive · Post by **islandmassive** » June 26th, 2007, 3:01 pm

ohh my favorites got to be rose flavoured turkish delight
(hmm might go buy some

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emberjelly · Post by **emberjelly** » June 27th, 2007, 3:54 am

YUMMO!

i love turkish delight!!!!

Post by **origami_8** » June 27th, 2007, 5:29 pm

Really? This stuff looks really disgusting.

More than sweets I like different kinds of fruits like blackberries, apricots, mangosteens,...

Jonnycakes · Post by **Jonnycakes** » June 27th, 2007, 10:56 pm

I have never had Turkish delight but it sounds pretty good. I wouldnt even know where to get it!

Post by **TheRealChris** » June 28th, 2007, 7:31 am

I also love turkish delight. in Germany it's called "türkischer Honig" what means "turkish honey".

Post by **origami_8** » June 28th, 2007, 6:41 pm

The one in the picture (rose flavor) isn´t "Türkischer Honig".

Post by **TheRealChris** » June 28th, 2007, 9:30 pm

I'm pretty sure it is. I saw turkish delight in many different variations, not only the white one

islandmassive · Post by **islandmassive** » June 29th, 2007, 3:49 pm

here's discriptions of turkish delight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Delight

And the English translation of "Türkischer Honig" (according to a neighbor who teaches German at the local primary school the English version is called nougat)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nougat

Post by **origami_8** » June 29th, 2007, 4:02 pm

Well, Nougat is something completely different, but I think we´re having the same problems here as with the lollies. Some words are used differently in different areas. In Austria for example "Türkischer Honig" only describes a white soft candy with nuts inside. As I´ve seen on the German Wikipedia and have been told by Chris in this topic in Germany they are using the term too for what is called Lokum in Austria.

Post by **TheRealChris** » June 29th, 2007, 9:41 pm

And the English translation of "Türkischer Honig" ... is... nougat

Well, Nougat is something completely different,

nope Anna, you're completely wrong. "türkischer Honig" is "hard nougat" (I don't know if hard- and soft nougat are the right terms, but that's how we say it here in Germany "Hartnougat" & "Softnougat"). you where probably thinking about the "soft nougat" that is often covered with chocolate. but "turkish delight" or "türkischer Honig" is definitely a sort of nougat.

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » July 1st, 2007, 7:00 pm

I don't know if I could decide what I like, because there are so many different types of them... In general, I like food

aesthetistician · Post by **aesthetistician** » July 2nd, 2007, 4:31 pm

Nougat and Turkish delight are considered the same species? Turkish delight is basically a kind of jelly - sugar flavoured with stuff and set with gelatin. Nougat is constructed more along the lines of toffee or fudge - sugar is heated to boiling point and then cooled, altering its crystalline structure.

Do both names refer to different things in other parts of the world?

The pink jelly stuff tastes better than it looks. Granted, it doesn't actually look like food at all.

Post by **origami_8** » July 2nd, 2007, 5:17 pm

aesthetistician wrote:Do both names refer to different things in other parts of the world?

That´s what I tried to say. It´s obvious that the words are used different in Germany and Austria. I asked a few people here in Vienna and everyone I asked knows the words with the same meanings as I do. On the other hand, the German Wikipedia entry verifies the meaning that Chris told us, so it seems that some more people beside him use the words that way.
So neither of us both is false or right with his/her opinion, its just that the words are used different in different places.

Oh well and "Türkischer Honig" is a lot softer than "Nougat" so calling it hard nougat seems very illogical to me.

sashadensikoff · Post by **sashadensikoff** » August 24th, 2007, 7:21 am

I tend to go for gummy lollies, you know, the sort that's full of gelatins, and vegatable gums, colours, flavourings and strange numbers? Red frogs are a good one, but only the firm ones, like Allens.

Other than that, I'd happily kill for Rocky Road. But it must have a least 40/50% jelly in it. And the marshmallow must be in three colours, and be flavoured too.

I'm rather fussy about what I like in a lolly, although if I need a sugar fix, any old crap will do.