Tulumba or Bamiyeh ( Persian: بامیه) is a deep-fried

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found in

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and the regional cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire. It is a fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to

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s and churros. It is made from unleavened

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lump (about 3 cm long) given a small ovoid shape with ridges along it using a pastry bag or

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with a suitable end piece. It is first deep-fried to golden colour and then sugar-sweet syrup is poured over it when still hot. It is eaten cold.

Name

''Tulumba'' literally means 'pump' in Turkish, deriving from the

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. The dessert is called ''pomba'' in

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and ''bombacık'' in

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. In

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it may be called either ''pomp'' or ''tulumba'' ( Armenian: թուլումբա). ''Tulumba'' features in Albanian,

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, Bosnian, Bulgarian,

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( gr, τουλούμπα),

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( az, Ballıbadı) and Turkish cuisines. The sweet is also found in

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as ''bamiyeh'' ( fa, باميه), after the vegetable of the same Persian name (

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), due to its shape. In Hejazi it is called ''ṭurumba'' ( ar, طُرُمْبَة) directly from it, tromba, but in Egyptian and some

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s it is called ''balaḥ ash-Shām'' ( ar, بلح الشام), literally "

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dates" or " Damascene dates," though the name may have come from " şambali", another Turkish dessert (the "Şam" in "şambali" corresponding to "Shām" in "balaḥ ash-Shām" and both referring to Damascus). In

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it is known as ''datli'' ( ar, داطلي), directly coming from Turkish word '' tatlı''.

Main ingredients

It is made from a

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and

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based dough, which is fried before being dipped in

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. It is a special sweet often enjoyed at

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. It is also commonly sold alongside ''

'', which is prepared in a similar way, but arranged in a web-like arrangement of strips of dough.

Gallery

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References

External links

* Doughnuts Ottoman cuisine Arab cuisine Iranian pastries Iftar foods Turkish desserts Jewish desserts Israeli desserts Balkan cuisine Persian Jewish cuisine Sephardi Jewish cuisine Albanian cuisine {{dessert-stub