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Kabak Tatlisi

Kabak Tatlısı
TurkeyTurkish cuisine
Turkish candied pumpkin dessert, better known as ‘kabak tatlısı’ (kah-BAHK’ TAHT’-luh-suh), is not only simple to prepare.
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Kabak tatlısı, is a pumpkin dessert in Turkish cuisine.It is made by cooking peeled and cut pumpkin in a syrup made out of water, cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla and bay leaves, essentially candying it. Milk can also be used. The dish is topped with chopped walnuts, tahini or kaymak. It is a winter-time seasonal dessert. The texture has been described as resembling taffy.