Saturday, 15 October 2011

TODAY'S IMAGE: OCTOBER 15, 2011

"TURKISH VIAGRA ~ FIVE TIMES IN THE NIGHT"

A sweet shop ~ primarily Turkish Delight ~ in Istanbul.
Please enlarge this thumb for maximum drool factor.

Turkish Delight or Lokum has been part of Ottoman cuisine for many centuries; it was an immigrant who came to Istanbul to sell his home made sweets and opened the first Turkish Delight shop in 1777.  This shop was a contributing factor to the craze in the West for Turkish Delight.  

Even more amazing is the fact that that same shop is still being operated by the 5th generation of the Haci Bekir family and you can still buy from them.  Now that's a claim to fame.

Also worth noting, not a single piece of plastic wrap in sight, open to air, and the people are still quite healthy and alive despite “unsanitary practices” by Western standards.

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