It was actually a huge letdown for me too.  C.S. Lewis described Turkish Delight in a way that made me think that it didn&#x27;t even exist, like it was some perfect candy that was unattainable.<p>One day, also in my 20s, I stumbled upon it in the &quot;ethnic&quot; section of a supermarket near my college.  I was so excited I could hardly get out of the store before trying it out.  Just like the author, I couldn&#x27;t believe it was just a thick gummy starchy mess with some powdered sugar messily slopped on top.<p>Also, it should be noted, I&#x27;m not sure if you&#x27;re from America or not, but eating sushi &#x2F; thai &#x2F; indian foods can actually be quite uncommon in most of America, in particular the fly-over states.<p>Even someone like me who grew up 10 mins from Providence &#x2F; 45 mins from Boston on the east coast never had tried thai &#x2F; sushi &#x2F; indian food until college, and even then, I was considered weird and adventurous by my hometown friends.<p>You might be right that within the past decade it&#x27;s become more popular, I can&#x27;t say, but I know in the 80s&#x2F;90s when I grew up, there wasn&#x27;t much available &quot;ethnic&quot; cuisine.<p>Lastly, my quotes around &quot;ethnic&quot; aren&#x27;t in response to your usage of the word, they are just my own response to the fact that people would consider me &quot;ethnic&quot; even though I grew up in America just like they did, and the false distinction has always bothered me. :)