Turkish Delight with Antep Pistachio, Rolled Sarma Lokum 500g

This is Turkish delight in its rolled sarma form: a thin sheet of soft, chewy lokum wrapped tightly around a generous core of ground pistachios, then sliced into pinwheel rounds that show a green spiral in every piece. Made by Afyon Lokum Atölyesi, it is built around Antep pistachios — the pistachio variety from the Gaziantep region of Turkey that holds a registered geographical indication and is prized for its deep colour and intense flavour.

The texture is the point. A real lokum should give gently when you bite and then melt rather than turn sticky, and the pistachio filling adds a soft, nutty chew against the tender sweet. It is the same family of confection sold across Istanbul's old sweet shops, only here the nuts are rolled through the centre instead of scattered, so the pistachio taste carries through the whole piece.

Lokum is made from a cooked sugar-and-cornstarch base, dusted with a little starch and powdered sugar to keep the rounds from sticking. Because the base is cornstarch rather than wheat flour, this Turkish delight contains no gluten. It does contain pistachios (a tree nut), and may carry traces of other nuts depending on the batch.

• Rolled sarma-style Turkish delight with a whole-length pistachio filling
• Antep pistachios from the Gaziantep region of Turkey
• Soft, chewy lokum that melts rather than turning hard
• Naturally gluten-free — cornstarch and sugar base, no wheat flour
• 500g, presented in a gift box

Serve the rounds whole alongside Turkish coffee or black tea, set them out on a dessert table, or send the box as a gift. Keep it closed in a cool, dry place away from direct sun so the lokum stays soft.