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 hotels ask for first, because the pistachio is what Gaziantep is known for and the roll cuts into pieces that fit a tray. The Turkish delight page lists the groups and the Turkish delight explained article covers the recipe.
The easiest line for the climate
Plain lokum does not melt. It travels dry, 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 country where chocolate needs a reefer and a chiller. 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 shelf asks for them. For a duka that cannot sell chocolate at all, the wrapped lokum piece is the one Turkish sweet that sits next to the wrapped candy.
Stone Town, the hotels and the airport
Zanzibar sells to visitors, and a visitor buys a box to carry home: the dusted cube in a printed box is the gift line for the gift shops of Stone Town, the hotel shops and the airport, and a Turkish box sits well next to the island’s own spices. The supermarket shelf in Dar takes the same box and the pistachio roll cut to order at the deli counter. The offer states the format, the case weight and the shelf life we declare for each line, and the islands have their own food authority, which the offer takes into account.
The route into the country
Plain lokum travels dry all year to Dar es Salaam; the chocolate covered pieces go in the reefer with the chocolate lines. The label carries English, with Swahili if you want it, the ingredients, the net weight, the dates and the importer’s name; the certificate of conformity 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, and whether any line carries your own brand. The written offer follows within two working days, in US dollars and the inspection stated; the samples page explains how to taste the lines first, and the Tanzania page lists what stays the same on every offer.
Every line here is made in our own factory at Başpınar OSB, Gaziantep — a 10,000 m² site, exporting since 2002 — and certificate copies are available on request.
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 and sit on a warm shelf. 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 English and Swahili.
