Hi Internet!
The White Witch stylee: Would you like some Turkish Delight?
I recently bought 15 x 3 Fry's Turkish Delight Lemon (limited edition).. and this set me down a path of thoughts I'll share with you if you are kind enough to read..
Now.. I'm not new to Turkish Delight.. in fact in my late teens/early twenties I went through a period of buying *real* Turkish Delight in fancy boxes..it was the 90s and my aunt would buy it for me on my behalf from a place in Glasgow..
I tried many different types of Turkish Delight, and I am now wondering why Fry's hasn't done this and much much more besides.. like why not do classic flavors we can't get anymore because sugary drinks from they days are banned now.. we get saccharine filled versions which taste rubbish..but Gels don't have the same sugar tax.. so why not bring back the flavor of all the tastes we are missing? Orange.. Red Kola.. Passion Fruit but also more trad flavors.. and so the review:
Fry's Rose Turkish Delight:
Decent but slightly pedestrian, the rose tones are there, but the higher tones are muted. This means no bad thing as it lets the sugar of the gel come out. overall a great TD.. the flavors mix well. This because the chocolate is also sweet.. so if the rose was full strength it would be *too much*.
Fry's Lemon Turkish Delight:
Gentle lemon tones with strong lime undertones. Lime is very well balanced with the chocolate..could use more of lemon kick otherwise. Thinking this should not be a limited edition but a regular standard flavor.
The following are from memory in the 90s .. soo.. make of that what you will..
Rose Turkish Delight:
At first I hated it.. but after three squares.. this is what started me on that journey. Strong almost overpowering rose. Ate the whole box of 20 squares.
Lemon Turkish Delight:
Very strong lemon. I had to lick the powder to get used to the strength of the lemon. Became a firm favorite of the boxes.
Orange Turkish Delight:
Only tried one square as this was not my box.. at that time I gotten into the stronger lemon, but it was OK.
Apple Turkish Delight:
Surprised myself by not liking this.. had a slight bitter taste that put me off, ended up just giving the rest of the box to my aunt after 3 squares. She seemed to like it.
Grapefruit Turkish Delight:
Nope. Sour turkish delight is not my thing.
Lavender Turkish Delight:
TBH.. for a second the taste was so strong I thought it made me blind for a split second. But that's just my imagination. Gave me pains in my right ear for.. some reason. The strongest turkish delight I've ever eaten.. and by then I was used to strong turkish delight.
Eucalyptus Turkish Delight:
Surprisingly not bad.. I kept telling people it was like eating a small block of Vosene shampoo. Wasn't my box, so I only had one square.. but yeah not bad. Cleaned out my sinuses too.
Mint Turkish Delight:
Was OK.. just a mildly mint flavor. Tasted like pretty much any mint confectionery.
Cola Turkish Delight:
Loved this so much ate the whole box of 20 squares so quickly.. by the end of the box I hated it. Box normally lasted me a day to 2 days.. ate this in around an hour and a half.
Lime Turkish Delight:
This was the first sour one I tried.. not a fan. The undertones of the Fry's Lemon has a *much* better lime flavor. Lime could definitely be a proper flavor if done right.
and other flavors.. but I can't remember.
Suggestions for Frys..
Early 80s Pepsi Turkish Delight
Had some retro 80s Pepsi when I lived in the states. Loved it.. taste of my childhood.
Red Kola
Dandelion and Burdock
super sad about Dandelion and Burdock.. tastes awful with saccharin,., needs real sugar to taste right.
Quatro
Besides cola (Pepsi and Coke) and Irn Bru.. for ages this was my favorite drink. (Passion fruit based drink with grapefruit orange and pineapple <3 <3 )
Cream Soda
Old Style Cordial
Any old flavor that got gimped with saccharin and/or sugar tax*.
Thanks for reading :
peace
Dava
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Gimped:
Tizer
Vimto
Dr Pepper
Lilt
7UP
Cherry Pepsi (Although Cherry Coke is not gimped and might be a good TD)
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