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Lokum(From Turkish: Lokma [|Turkish]] (
Greek λουκουμάς [luku'mas], plural
λουκουμάδες loukoumades) or tulumba (Bosnian)
lokma [lok'ma])
luqmat al-qadi (
Arabic:القمة القادي, see
etymology below) is a
fried-dough pastry. It is made of
deep fried dough coated with
sugar syrup or
honey and
cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with
sesame.
This pastry is called
zvingous or
zvingoi by the Greek Jews, who make them as
Hanukkah treats. It is claimed to have been originated by the
Romaniotes, though the name derives from medieval German
swinge,. A similar dish is also found in
Italy as
sfingi di San Giuseppe.
In
Turkey,
lokma are traditionally distributed to the poor at funerals (
lokma dökmek) and by street vendors during festivals.
In
Greece,
loukoumades are commonly spiced with clove and cinnamon in a honey syrup and can be sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar.
Various other kinds of
fried dough with syrup are found in the
Mediterranean,
Middle East, and
South Asia, from the
Italian zeppole to the
Indian jalebi and
gulab jamun.
Etymology
The Turkish word
lokma means 'mouthful' or 'morsel'. Lokma has the same meaning in the
Arabic لقمة
luqma(t). A version called لقمة القادي
luqmat al-qadi (judge's mouthful) was described by
al-Baghdadi in the 13th century and is made in Arab countries to this day.
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.
Further Information
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