The chocolate bar
For most Australians Turkish delight is a chocolate bar with a rose jelly centre, a British confection sold for generations and searched as turkish delight chocolate bar australia. It is not made in Türkiye and it is not lokum in the Turkish sense. What Gaziantep makes in that direction is chocolate covered Turkish delight and dark chocolate Turkish delight, cubes and pistachio pieces in a chocolate shell, sold in boxes. A bar format is sourced on request.
The local makers
Australia has its own Turkish delight makers, Turkish-Australian family businesses in Melbourne and Sydney that cook lokum locally and sell it fresh, by the box and in bulk. They are part of why the category is alive in Australia, and an importer competes with them on two things they cannot offer: the pistachio finger roll made where the pistachio grows, and a full Turkish range in one container. We do not name them here; the trade knows them. Their fresh product sells on freshness; the Gaziantep box sells on the pistachio and on the range, and the two sit on the same shelf without quarrel.
The box from Gaziantep
Boxed Turkish delight from Gaziantep is the third product: dusted cubes in rose, lemon and pomegranate, and the finger roll filled with whole pistachio and coated in coconut or kadayif. It is the authentic Turkish delight Australia delicatessens, Turkish grocers and gift shops ask for, and the one behind turkish delight gift box australia. The Turkish delight page lists the groups; the special lokum counter range belongs to the same shelf. Retail boxes can carry your own brand on selected lines.
Gluten free, and other questions
Gluten free Turkish delight Australia is a common search, and the plain answer is that starch-set lokum contains no wheat by recipe; kadayif-coated and biscuit-style pieces do. The data sheet states it per product and the label is built from it. Sugar free Turkish delight is sourced on request with the producer’s own data sheet.
Bringing it in
Turkish delight australia customs and bringing turkish delight into australia are travellers’ questions; the importer’s version is the same question at container scale. Biosecurity import conditions apply to products with dairy and nuts, the imported food inspection scheme receives the goods, and the label follows the Food Standards Code. The importing into Australia article covers what comes from the supplier side; plain lokum travels dry all year, chocolate covered pieces travel in a reefer on this route. The Australia page lists what stays the same on every offer.
What to send
Send the references from the turkish delight page, the quantity per line and the destination port. The written offer follows within two working days, the case weight and the minimum stated for each.
Samples come free from our running production; the courier is on your account and paid before dispatch. The australia: what stays the same on every offer page lists what stays the same on every offer, and the private label for australian brands page covers putting your own name on the pack.
Is the Turkish delight chocolate bar Turkish?
No. It is a British confection with a rose jelly centre. Chocolate covered lokum from Gaziantep is the Turkish product in that direction; a bar format is sourced on request.
Is Turkish delight gluten free?
Plain starch-set lokum contains no wheat by recipe; kadayif-coated and biscuit-style pieces do. Our data sheet states it per product.
Can we import Turkish delight into Australia?
Yes, under the biosecurity conditions for the line and the imported food inspection scheme; the importer checks the conditions and receives the data sheets with the offer and certificate copies on request.
