Loukoumades.

Loukoumas (Greek λουκουμάς [luku'mas], plural λουκουμάδες loukoumades) or lokma (Turkish [lok'ma]) luqmat al-qadi (Arabic:القمة القادي, see etymology below) is a popular Greek, Turkish, and Middle Eastern/Arabic fried-dough pastry. It is made of deep fried dough coated with sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... “Arabic” redirects here. ... The term Middle Eastern cuisine refers to the various cuisines of the Middle East. ... Arab cuisine is the cuisine of the Arab countries. ... Many cultures have dishes made by deep frying dough of one form or another. ... Basket of western-style pastries, for breakfast Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pastries For the Pastry Distributed Hash Table, see Pastry (DHT). ... A Deep-fried Twinkie Deep-frying is a cooking method whereby food is submerged in hot oil or fat. ... Dough Dough is a paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops by grinding with small amount of water. ... In cooking, a syrup (from Arabic شراب sharab, beverage, via Latin siropus) is a thick, viscous liquid, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars, but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. ... For other uses, see Honey (disambiguation). ... Binomial name J.Presl Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... Binomial name Sesamum indicum L. Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. ...

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In Turkey, lokma are traditionally distributed to the poor at funerals (lokma dökmek)^[2] and by street vendors during festivals.^[3]

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Etymology

The Turkish word lokma means 'mouthful' or 'morsel'. Lokma is claimed to have the same meaning in the Arabic لقمة luqma(t).^[4] A version called لقمة القادي luqmat al-qadi (judge's mouthful) was described by al-Baghdadi in the 13th century^[5] and is made in Arab countries to this day. “Arabic” redirects here. ... Muhammad bin Hasan al-Baghdadi (d. ...

Cultural references

There is a Greek saying "Eisai megalos loukoumas!" ("you are a big loukoumas"), which is used when the speaker wants to offend somebody by calling him or her stupid.

References

• A.D. Alderson and Fahir İz, The Concise Oxford Turkish Dictionary, 1959. ISBN 0-19-864109-5
• Γ. Μπαμπινιώτης (Babiniotis), Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας, Athens, 1998
• Oxford Companion to Food, s.v. jalebi.

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Notes

1. ^ Babiniotis
2. ^ Alderson
3. ^ Oxford Companion
4. ^ Diran Kélékian, Dictionnaire Turc-Français (Ottoman Turkish), 1911
5. ^ Oxford Companion to Food; Charles Perry, A Baghdad Cookery Book, 2006. ISBN 1-903018-42-0.