Delight croquant with pomegranate and pistachio Hafez Mustafa – small

Delight croquant with pomegranate and pistachio Hafez Mustafa – small

• One of the most famous and finest types of Turkish delight since 1864
• The products are fresh and without preservatives or any other additives
• All kinds of Hafez Mustafa sweets are made from natural materials and natural beet sugar
• The sent cans are sealed with an airtight film
• The products are halal certified by the Turkish Standards Institution

Delight croquant with pomegranate and pistachio Hafez Mustafa – small

• The Turkish name for lokum is mainly derived from Arabic. “Lukoum comfort” due to its softness and ease in the throat, and the tongue’s enjoyment of its comfortable taste. Then the name changed little by little with time until it became known as “Lukum”. And in Arabic, the term “halqoum”.
• According to the historical narrative, It is said that the first recipe for Turkish delight was after one of the sultans ordered the manufacture of a unique dessert to please his wife. So those in the palace worked on mixing honey, molasses, starch and mastic until it was lokum. From that time on, it became part of the daily life and religious and social events of the Ottomans.”
• And if you have visited Istanbul or are one of its residents, It is necessary to visit the most famous store for Turkish sweets and sweets, Hafez Mustafa, which is located on the outskirts of the Sirkeci area near the New Mosque. In addition to many other stores that are distributed among the city’s famous neighborhoods, such as the Florya area, for example.

History of Hafiz Mustafa HAFIZ MUSTAFA

Delight croquant with pomegranate and pistachio Hafez Mustafa – small

The history of Hafez Mustafa Sweets began in 1864. During the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Aziz, When Hafiz Mustafa’s father, Ismail Hakkibey, started making sweets in the basement of his building in the Eminönü Bahçekapı district of Istanbul , he gained a good reputation because people admired his sweets.

His son, Hafez Mustafa Ismail, was a muezzin in the Arbasilar Mosque. However, he also loved the field of sweets and was interested in it. So he learned from his father to make Turkish sweets and started helping him. He invested the spread of Turkish sweets around the world, added to the traditional confectionery industry, The production of coffee, tea, chocolate, lokum and other products that spread to different countries.

Hafez Mustafa won 11 medals in the field of making pastries and sweets in Europe between 1926 and 1938. And his son Jamil Bey continued the same path of success and expansion after him. A book has been written about Hafez Mustafa, called “The Secrets of Hafez Mustafa,” by the Colombian author Francisco Leal Quevedo.

Today, Hafez Mustafa sweets shops are the most famous destination for tourists who want to taste the delicious original taste of various types of Turkish sweets. In addition to being exported to many countries of the world.

Delight croquant with pomegranate and pistachio Hafez Mustafa

Learn more about Hafez Mustafa by reading our article: Hafez Mustafa Cafe and Sweets 1864

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