How to pronounce Lokma

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ɫokˈma/. In plain English letters that is lok-MAH, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Lokma?

Lokma is a dessert of Türkiye. Where it comes from: İzmir and the Aegean. People usually eat it as a snack and on festive days. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes sweet.

Where Lokma comes from

Lokma is one of 80 signature dishes of Türkiye on this map. See all dishes from İzmir.

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  Boyoz is a small round pastry of thin, oily layers, made from flour, sunflower oil and a little tahini, and baked until crisp.

• Kumru · Street food · İzmir (Çeşme)

  Kumru is a sandwich in a soft, sesame-covered bun, filled with grilled sucuk, a spicy beef sausage, plus cheese, tomato and pickles, and pressed until hot.

• Çöp şiş · Street food · Selçuk (İzmir) and Aydın

  Çöp şiş is lamb or beef cut into tiny pieces and threaded onto thin wooden skewers, grilled over charcoal and served on flatbread with onions, parsley and tomatoes.

• İzmir köfte · Main dish · İzmir

  İzmir köfte is a home dish from İzmir: oblong meatballs made with minced meat, bread, garlic and cumin, fried and then baked with potatoes, green peppers and tomato sauce.

• İskender kebap · Main dish · Bursa

  İskender kebap carries the name of the man credited with it: İskender Efendi, who ran a restaurant in Bursa in the second half of the 19th century.

• Baklava · Dessert · Gaziantep

  Layered pastries of thin dough, nuts and sweetness were made across the Middle East and Central Asia, and several peoples claim them.

Food of Türkiye

Dishes like Lokma in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Lokma:

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• Pasticciotto · Dessert · Lecce, Italy

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• Sachertorte · Dessert · Vienna, Austria

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