What many people don’t realize is that sugar was rationed during the First World War, so Turkish Delight truly was a rare treat to have at the time.

“no family betrayal required” but that’s the best part-

I’ll never forget reading Narnia in 3rd grade and having Narnia Day in class. Our teacher brought in a whole wardrobe filled with coats and we walked through it to get into the classroom. She decorated the entire room in fake snow and made us Turkish Delight and hot chocolate. It’s a core memory and I’ll never forget it nor Mrs. Boomgarden :)

"No family betrayal to a domineering queen required" *Thats a dealbreaker*

"No family betrayal needed" Edmund is crying rn

“No family betrayal required” It’s still encouraged, though. The guilt adds to the flavor.

Not only does it require massive amounts of sugar, but rose water and orange blossom water, two of the more traditional flavors, were incredibly labor intensive to produce, not so much at the time of Narnia but it was long considered to be a treat only the very wealthy could afford centuries ago. Also my favorite way to make it is rose with chopped pistachio mixed in, or orange flavor with sliced almonds added and then rolled in shredded coconut

Keep in mind that in the books it’s stated that the Turkish delight the queen gave to Edmund was enchanted. However even without the enchantment during that time it was considered a very valuable product (similar to caviar nowadays)

family is temporary, dessert is forever

“No family betrayal required” 😂😂😂

I love Turkush Delight. I love the rose flavored ones. 🥰

I remember we were reading that in 3rd grade and my teacher brought in Turkish delight it was really good

No family betrayal required. LOL

"Turkish delights are irresistible" -Baron Zemo

My tooth hurts from watching this

I tasted Turkish delight while on a trip to Qatar. It came in this box, was multi-colored. I loved them so much! One of them was mint flavoured and I was wishing it would never finish, haha. I wouldn’t betray family over anything but Turkish delight is absolutely special, no doubt.

“Is it good enough to betray your whole family for?” Me who’s never seen narnia: w h a t 👁👄👁

The Turkish Delight that Edmund ate was actually enchanted to basically be addictive.

I’m a lover of the pomegranate flavor I picked it up at a Korean market by random because they didn’t have my banana milk and I’m a new fan.

Yessss!!!! I’ve read like the whole series and I’ve always wondered what it was!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

"Turkish delights. irresistible" A wise man once said

I’m actually Turkish and this isn’t eaten as much in turkey, it’s served for guests who visit your home or other occasions of meeting up.

Oh my goodness the rose water sounds amazing!

I love the rose flavor ones

His Turkish Delight was enchanted give him a break y'all ✋🏻😭

Okay but you need to remember this was WWII in England...Sugar Rationing. So to have something like this after nothing must have meant a lot.

For those who don’t want to use red food coloring, use hibiscus tea during the simple syrup step. (Sugar, water, lemon)

In Narnia, it was Edmund Pevensie's favourite sweet, and a magical (enchanted) version of it was offered to him by The White Witch. Like all of her magical food, it was highly addictive, making those who ate it want more and more, thus making them easy for her to control. 😊

“You might wonder what it tastes like” Me: “yea I do” *proceeds to not tell me what it tastes like*

"No family betrayal required" She said it so calmly lol

It’s like bubble gum and jello texture one of top 5 candys

Turkish delight > siblings

It wasn’t even about the candies. Edmund hated everybody and was gonna betray them REGARDLESS

"Is it worth betraying ur family for" *Edmund stuffing his hace* : MMMHMMM

This is the PERFECT recipe to use easy homemade rose water in! I make it primarily for cosmetic purposes, but it's organic and food safe. Always make your own if you're going to actually make Turkish Delight vs buying it under many versions of the name sake. You just need to set up a small & simple "still" in a pot of water on a stove element (or even on your gas bbq- anything that you can control temperature). The key is using roses/petals without pesticides exposure (many home gardeners don't use pesticides, any florist can obtain organic roses). The fresher the roses the better the rose water will be. Depending on how full the rose petals are, you may need as little as a 2 roses, or as many as 10. There are many videos on making rose water process, including an easy one using an overturned teapot lid in a pot of steaming water; just search for "how to make easy rose water." Have fun!

I used to want Turkish delight SOOO bad as a kid after watching Edmund chow down on it😂😂😂😂

Fun fact the food made by the white witches staff was actually addicting that was why Edmund liked it so much, apparently if he’d had a bit more he’d never want any other food he’d only want the enchanted Turkish delight

Zemo: "Turkish Delight. Irresistible."

During kindergarten our teacher was reading The Chronicles of Narnia, and one day she brought like two boxes of Turkish delight. It was amazing.

“It wasn’t about the Turkish Delights, it was about sending a message..”

As a Turk, I can say the original turkish delight is rose flavored that's why it's pink. It was done hundreds of years ago by crushing rose petals to use the juice in flavoring this dessert as well as many other things in our cuisine. Never heard of vanilla or orange flavored ones. Also we don't eat it frequently. Usually we eat it during special days and holidays during which we have big family gatherings or guests so we usually serve it in a small cup along with turkish coffee to our guests. If the coffee does not involve sugar in it (some people want sugar some don't), then you can eat it while drinking the coffee which balances the taste. Otherwise the dessert itself can be very sugary, at least for me.

My favorite variation is rose water with pistachios. Rose water with chocolate coating is great too

Oh my goodness I always thought food writing was boring but I finally had a nostalgic moment when I came across this. I always wondered what he was eating.

"no family betrayal required" Guess that's optional. 😏

Me: sees 'Turkish Delight' Also me: *aggressive Narnia flashbacks*

Not only was it rare at the time due to sugar rationing but I think Jadis also enchanted that stuff to make it addictive. I swear that was in the book when my mom read it to me as a child.

a lot of people say it doesnt taste very good, but i LOVE it

Understandable that Edmund wanted Turkish delight. In ww2, sugar was rationed, so things like Turkish delights were a real treat to have. If I was Edmund, I probably would of asked for bacon and banana.

these are actually the least preferred ones in Turkey, if you ever come here definitely try the double roasted pistachio ones. they're the best

الحلاوة إلي نسويها كل عيد ❤😂😂

😂😂 I like the way you said this gonna made you Betray your family😂😅😅

Me, a Turkish person who always buys them from a store nearby: Oh, so we can cook it? 👁️👄👁️

Okay looks good "Four cups of sugar" Heart: hold up-

Looks so yummy!

When i was in 5th grade, i was going to a Christian school and our teacher was obsessed with Narnia. We read the entire series, watched the first two movies (this was the 2010-2011 school year), we even remade the second movie! We broke up into groups and were assigned scenes, my group got the scene where Susan has to show off her archery skills and i got to play Susan!! I wish i still had a copy of it😭😭 But for the first book, we were assigned a project based on the book, i was assigned to make turkish delight❤ it was rose flavored and i think my mom still has the bottle of rose water in the back of a cupboard somewhere😂😂😂

Betrayed his whole family for sugar and cornstarch.

she can rap faster than eminem

I’ve had a Turkish delight and while they do taste good enough to eat more than once in my life they do have a very distinct feeling of when a cat purrs very closely to your face.

I *LOVE* Turkish delight

"And if it's good enough to betray your whole family for" Got me-

When I was in 2nd grade my teacher had a box of Turkish delights. There wasn’t enough for the whole class so she chose one student which happened to be me to taste and describe it. I lost many friends that day.

Man this stuff is crazy good. Could you do persian cookies next? My neighbors were persian and used to make them, they were super good!

Pistachio is my favorite flavor. I also like pomegranate or rose too.

"vanilla, rosewater or orenge..." I've only known it to be rosewater, that's why it's red or pink

Which is worse - Edmund betrays fam for Turkish delight or mr Krabs selling spongebobs soul for 62 cents?

That looks good asf

so proud of youuuu 🎉♥️

Them: "For Turkish Delights would you-" Edmund: "yes"

I remember last year, our reading teacher made us some Turkish Delight and Hot chocolate after reading The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe. Some good memories and just cant go back to 😭

🎶 "Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night" 🎶

I read Chronicles of Narnia as a 12 years old. I am 38 today and this is my first time knowing what Turkish Delight looks like. Thank you.

"No family betrayal required" Dom torreto: FaMiLy? AnYtHiNg FoR FaMiLy...

It’s like if jello and powdered donuts had babies.

I made these because of this video, it was something I never wanted to do again. My arm was sore for days. I didn’t find them particularly good either, but my dad loved them. He said they were the best Turkish delights he ever had. I didn’t even know he had them before, but he had apparently.

I love the reference to Narnia lol

Authentic Turkish delights are the most amazing candies I’ve every had

Tried it once after seeing it in the chronicles of Narnia. Whole kitchen was a mess and my mom almost kicked me out lol

this video always somehow comes back to my fyp every few months

I got to try it because when I was in 4th grade after we finished the book we got to try Turkish delight thank u ms Lee❤️

"is it really good enough to betray your whole family for" ... maybe

Narnia prison: Random guy: “I killed a family of five. What did you do?” Edmund: “I betrayed my entire family for a snack.”

This is so nice, I feel like we’re hanging out 💗

My 3rd grade teacher bought Turkish delights for the entire class after we finished the book and were watching the movie

When I read Narnia as a kid I imagined Turkish Delight as chocolate covered caramel and pecans. I'd still try the real thing, though.

I went to a Narnia themed homeschool prom and they had Turkish Delight there. It was so good!

I got some while I was in Kuwait (we had a lot of Turkish merchants on base) and they were SO good!

As someone who’s lived in Anakara, it is 100% worth betraying your family for some genuine Turkish delight 😫💖💖

"this lovely shade of pink" Red: "am I a joke to you?"

Remember, the kids just came from a world that was in the middle of it's second world war. Everything was rationed at this point, and Turkish delight seems awfully tempting. Not to mention he didn't consider the consequences.

i went to turkey and tried turkish delight and it was so delicious its tastes so different from the American version and they have so many flavors

They used to sell them here where I live. They are so good.

She crammed more details into a KZfaq short than most cooking videos that are 10-15 minutes long. She deserves an award.

As a Turkish, I should recommend not to eat to anyone whoever has a proper diet. Tbh it has all the bad shit for you yet it is so good you wanna have another bite. Best advice forget these exist in the first place lol.

I LOVE TURKISH DELIGHT SOOOOO MUCH.. I HAVENT HAD ANY IN A WHILE BUG OMGGG ITS GOOD

I’ve had Turkish delight because at schools we were do ing a assignment on Narniaand the teacher brout Turkish delight to school and gave each student a piece it’s good

Plot twist: The red food coloring she used is the blood of her family, thus betrayal is required

My 5th grade English teacher was born and raised in turkey. So when we read the lion the witch and the wardrobe, she brought homemade Turkish delight for the whole class to try! They were flavored with crushed rose petals and were delicious!

I remember tasting Turkish delight, IT WAS SO GOOD

I remember in first grade a kid was Turkish and their mom brought in these. I was small then and didn’t realize how good they were, now I’m literally craving them rn

Turkish delight in Serbia is called "ratluk". It's usually served aside cup of traditional turkish coffee. Literally holy combination.