Kabak tatlısı

Kabak tatlısı
CourseDessert
Place of originTurkey
Main ingredientsPumpkin
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Kabak tatlısı (Turkish for "pumpkin dessert"), is a pumpkin dessert in Turkish cuisine.[1]It is made by cooking peeled and cut pumpkin in a syrup made out of water, cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla and bay leaves, essentially candying it. Milk can also be used. The dish is topped with chopped walnuts, tahini or kaymak.[2] It is a winter-time seasonal dessert.[3] The texture has been described as resembling taffy.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pumpkin dessert with chopped walnute A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
  2. ^ "Candied Pumpkin (Rachal)". Buttery Salted Caramel.
  3. ^ Pumpkin Dessert with Chopped Walnuts: Kabak Tatlısı 6 February 2014 A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
  4. ^ Turkish Delight, From the Editor May 2014 Afar page 18