Loukoumades, also known as lokma or luqma, are pastries made of leavened and deep fried dough balls, soaked in syrup or honey, sometimes coated with cinnamon or other ingredients. They are popular in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, and across the Arabic world.
Loukoumádes
Greek
Fried dough balls, popular in Greece and eastern Mediterranean
Characteristic of:
Arabic cuisine
Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine
Egyptian cuisine
Greek cuisine
Jewish cuisine
Kurdish cuisine
Lebanese cuisine
Levantine cuisine
Pontic Greek cuisine
Syrian cuisine
Turkish cuisine
From see also:
Donut hole
Also known as:
Arabic:
lokmaluqaymat
Greek:
lokmádes
Wikidata ID:
Q586307
Wikipedia title:
Lokma
References:
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