.jpg) Kandil simidi | |
| Type | Bread |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | sesame seeds |
Kandil simidi is a smaller and salty variant of the Turkishsimit pastry which is eaten during theKandil religious holiday. It is ring-shaped and coated in sesame seeds, and is sometimes flavoured withmahlep. During the five nights of Kandil, these pastries are baked and offered to neighbours and relatives.[1][2]
The others are the night of wishes, the night on which the Prophet ascended to heaven and the night when a person's destiny for the following year is determined. These nights are religious celebrations. The minarets are illuminated and the Muslims pray. People cook "Lokma" and "Kandil Simidi" are sold in the streets on those nights so that they may buy them to take them to their elders.
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