Lokma

Lokma
Alternative namesLoukoumas, loukoumades, luqma crispella
TypeFried dough
Place of originMesopotamia
Main ingredientsYeast-leavened dough, oil, sugar syrup or honey
VariationsZalabiyeh Owaymat Enkrides
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Lokma is a dessert made of leavened and deep-fried dough balls, soaked in syrup or honey, sometimes coated with cinnamon or other ingredients. The dish was described as early as the 13th century by al-Baghdadi as luqmat al-qādi (لُقْمَةُ ٱلْقَاضِيِ), "judge's morsels".

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