Şıllık is a Turkish dessert crepe that is a specialty of the southeastern Urfa province. [1] It is a thin dough made of milk and flour, similar to a crepe, filled with ground walnuts and topped with simple syrup and chopped pistachio. [2] Some versions of the filling may include a mix of walnut and pistachio. [3] Butter or Turkish grape molasses may optionally be added to the simple syrup sauce. Traditionally, lamb tail fat was used to fry the crepes. [4] In Turkish the word şıllık means slut or hussy, so some women in the conservative province of Urfa are not comfortable ordering the dessert by name, preferring instead to allow a male relative to order it for them or simply asking for "that dessert". [5]
References
- ^ Kristbergsson, Kristberg; Oliveira, Jorge (2016-03-09). Traditional Foods: General and Consumer Aspects. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4899-7648-2.
- ^ "Şıllık tatlısı tarifi (Şıllık tatlısı nasıl yapılır?)". MİLLİYET HABER - TÜRKİYE'NİN HABER SİTESİ. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- ^ Pelin Karahan'la Nefis Tariflerundefined (Director). Şıllık Tatlısı Tarifi. Event occurs at 512 seconds. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- ^ Kanal D). Nursel'le Evin Tadı - Şıllık Tatlısı Tarifi. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- ^ "Adı utandırıyor ama..." Sabah. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
Şilikî is a kurdish dessert which means "wettish" or wet-like. Şil means wet, şilikî means wettish. It is not turkish.