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Turkish delight

Turkish delight is a family of starch-and-sugar gel confections. Premium kinds contain dates, pistachios, hazelnuts, or walnuts; traditional ones are flavored with rosewater, mastic, bergamot orange, or lemon.

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Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, mastic gum, bergamot orange, or lemon. Other common flavors include cinnamon and mint. The confection is often packaged in small cubes dusted with icing sugar, copra, or powdered cream of tartar to prevent clinging.

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