1880 | Advert for the Krikorian Brothers' Turkish Roses

Mavi Boncuk |
1880 | Price list and Advert for the Krikorian Brothers' Turkish Roses
The dessert was one of the most important dishes that a wealthy Victorian hostess had to prepare. There was a great variety of recipes for sweet dishes available at the time, and many held to the philosophy that no pudding could be too rich.There was also great contemporary interest in trying foreign foods, which would apparently help educate one's palate and increase one's general level of cultural sophistication. This is a leaflet for the Krikorian brother's Turkish roses, a speciality pudding.


1878 | 'Rahat Lakoum' is better known in the western world as Turkish Delight, a gelatinous sweet originally imported to Britain as a dessert. The Victorian era was probably the apogee of the British empire's reach and influence; it was also a new high point in trade with other empires and nations, and of immigration from Europe and beyond.Along with clothes, food such as Rahat Lakoum was one of the ways that lower and middle class British people could experience foreign cultures. This leaflet contains testimonials asserting the "pleasant and enjoyable" taste of the dessert.