![]() The Greeks adopted dondurma from Turkey and made it their own. Kaimaki or kamaki dondurma is traditional Greek ice cream. Turkish ice cream is said to have originated in the city of Maraş and is actually known in Turkey as Maraş Dondurmasi.ĭondurma vendors often wear traditional Ottoman costumes and playfully tease customers by playing “keep away” with the dondurma on their wooden paddle. The literal translation of dondurma is “freezing” and its ingredients typically include cream, mastic, salep and sugar. Dondurma – Turkish ice creamĭondurma is traditional Turkish ice cream. Booza is commonly rolled up and covered in pistachios, then cut into slices.īakdash, an ice cream shop in Damascus (the capital of Syria), is well known for its booza and attracts tourists from all over the world. It is commonly served with nuts, honey and fruit. Qashta a clotted cream made with rose water and orange blossoms. There is only one traditional flavor of booza called qashta (a.k.a. What separates this ice cream from other types of ice cream around the world is its distinct texture and consistency it’s chewy, elastic and taffy-like. ![]() Although the name makes it sound like it’s infused with alcohol, it is completely alcohol-free. Booza – Syrian ice creamīooza is the traditional ice cream of Syria. ![]() This is very helpful in the Middle East, where temperatures can get uncomfortably hot. Why make ice cream stretchy? Besides the fact that stretchy ice cream can be fun to serve and eat, it also helps keep the ice cream from melting immediately. The ingredients are mashed together inside a large mortar with a wooden pestle to create a gummy-like consistency. Mastic is a plant resin from the mastic tree and has a natural pine-like flavor. Because sahlab can be difficult to obtain corn starch, guar gum or konjac are sometimes used as substitutes. salep or sahlep) is flour made from ground orchid root. The stretchiness of this ice cream is attributed to two special ingredients: sahlab and mastic. What makes Middle Eastern ice cream so stretchy? However, it wasn’t until 2018 (when The Republic of Booza opened in New York) that it gained international visibility through viral social media videos. This stretchy ice cream is one of the oldest types of ice cream in history as it was invented over 500 years ago in the Eastern Mediterranean. Unlike most other types of ice cream, Middle Eastern ice cream has a unique texture and consistency that is undoubtedly elastic, dense and creamy. They are all made with similar ingredients and are egg-free. Booza, dondurma and kaimaki all refer to Middle Eastern ice cream (a.k.a.
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