What is Izmir Bomba?
Briefly bomba or praline filled chocolate chip cookies (praline stuffed cookies), is a type of biscuit / cookie in Turkish cuisine that includes chocolate spread and its derivatives. The bomb dessert, which can not be given up by anyone who eats it again due to its intense chocolate flavor, has been seen in almost every pastry shop in İzmir in recent years. It even took such a turn that bomb desserts were started to be made even outside the city.
There are many kinds of filled cookies in Turkish cuisine. Hazelnut paste variety is one of them. Thinner cookie dough was obtained by adding oil instead of butter in the cookie for economic reasons and removing the egg. The original recipe includes butter and eggs. It is thought that the photos shared on social media have an effect on the spread of the dessert in Turkey.
Bomb dessert can be prepared with white dough, cocoa cream filling or black dough with white chocolate filling. In addition, there are varieties with raspberry. Upon the spread of the dessert, versions containing poppy paste instead of chocolate started to be produced in Afyonkarahisar. There are varieties made with eggs and butter, and varieties made without oil and eggs. The oil and eggless variant has a thinner outer layer.
Izmir bomb has gained quite a reputation and is appreciated by its consumers. It is among the desserts that are being made in many places and are starting to expand with its varieties. The liquid chocolate together with a thin dough creates a harmonious taste. Using a lot of chocolate in the Izmir bomb ensures that it spreads in a fluid state with the bite. By making the dough thinner, a more effective taste formation is obtained. The quality of the chocolate it contains is important for the beauty of the taste.
It is among the desserts that have gained quite a reputation in Izmir. With the spread of its recipe and its adaptation to new recipes, different varieties have started to be made. It was formed as an intense dessert and turned into more effective views with decorations. Among its most important varieties is chocolate. However, the thin outer dough makes the recipe more delicious. These two parts, which combine beautifully, form the most beautiful Izmir bomb. Izmir bomb was first made with chocolate. Then it started to be made with white chocolate. Different types have emerged with the ornaments added to the exterior. However, one of the important parts of the recipe is to make the dough thinly and in a way that does not interfere with the taste.
