The lokum
Starch-set cubes dusted with sugar or coconut, rose, lemon and pomegranate, the Gaziantep finger roll filled with whole pistachio and coated in coconut or kadayif, and chocolate covered pieces for the confectionery case. Made in Gaziantep, boxed for retail or cut in bulk for the counter. The pistachio roll is the line the gift shelf asks for first, because the pistachio is what Gaziantep is known for. The Turkish delight page lists the groups and the Turkish delight explained article covers the recipe.
The coffee table
The coffee ceremony puts something sweet next to the cup, and the dusted cube in a printed box sits there without argument, for the home, the hotel lobby and the office; it is a gift that needs no explaining in a country that knows its sweets. The box is the line for the supermarket, the hotel shop and the airport; the pistachio roll cut to order is the counter line for the deli; the chocolate covered piece belongs with the chocolate, in the chiller next to the dragées. The offer states the format, the case weight and the shelf life we declare for each line.
The easiest line for the road
Plain lokum does not melt. It travels dry from Mersin to Djibouti and by rail or road to Addis Ababa without a reefer or a cool chain, it sits on a warm shelf without complaint, and it keeps for the months we declare, which makes it the easiest Turkish gift line for a landlocked country where chocolate needs a reefer to the port and a cool chain inland. An importer usually starts with the box for that reason, and adds the chocolate covered pieces, in the reefer with the chocolate lines, when the supermarket chiller asks for them. For a kiosk that cannot sell chocolate at all, the wrapped lokum piece sits next to the wrapped candy.
The route into the country
Plain lokum travels dry all year to Djibouti and on to Addis Ababa; the chocolate covered pieces go in the reefer with the chocolate lines. The label carries Amharic and English, the ingredients, the net weight, the dates and the importer’s name; the registration documents travel per line, and copies of our certificates are available on request. The unit of sale is one mixed container, so Turkish delight travels on its own pallet next to chocolate, wafers and sweets rather than as a full load.
What to send first
The lines from the chocolate page, the confectionery page and the Turkish delight page, the quantity per line, the delivery term you want, and whether any line carries your own brand. The written offer follows within two working days, in US dollars and the registration documents and the inland leg stated; the samples page explains how to taste the lines first, and the Ethiopia page lists what stays the same on every offer.
Is the Turkish delight the real lokum?
Yes: starch-set lokum made in Gaziantep, dusted cubes and the pistachio roll.
Does Turkish delight need a reefer?
Plain lines travel dry all year, to Djibouti and on the road inland. Chocolate covered pieces travel in the reefer with the chocolate lines.
Can it carry our brand?
Yes, on selected lines: retail boxes and jars under your name, with the label content prepared in Amharic and English.
