Tulumba, Tolomba or Bamiyeh (; ) is a deep-fried

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found in Egypt, the Levant, Turkey and the regional cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire. It is a fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to jalebis or churros. It is made from unleavened

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(usually about 3 cm long) piped with a

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using an open star or similar tip. 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'' (

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: թուլումբա). ''Tulumba'' features in Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian,

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, (), Romanian, Azeri () and Turkish cuisines. The sweet is also found in

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

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), due to its shape. In Hejazi it is called ''ṭurumba'' () directly from , but in

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and some

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

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dates" or " Damascene dates," though the name may have come from "

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

Gallery

File:Тулумби.jpg, Tulumba File:Tulumba with kaymak and pistachio.jpg, Tulumba with kaymak and pistachio File:Tulumba (cross section).JPG, Tulumba cross-section (front) File:Tulumba (6881443243).jpg, Round File:Churro Ice Cream Sandwich.jpg, Spiral shape File:Churro or Tulumba.jpg, Two pieces of shape (Twisted round).

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