Aldiva Porleo Ruby Sandwich Cookies

Filled with a vanilla cream center, these Porleo ruby sandwich cookies are to Türkiye in national popularity what Oreos are to America. These Porleo cookies are local after all, which gives them the hometown advantage. Porleo rubies are made with a strawberry-flavored biscuit rather than the traditional chocolate used in Oreos and are made to appeal to the Turkish consumer (since most Turkish desserts feature fruity flavors rather than chocolate). Advertisements for Porleos regularly portray the pink-hued cookies alongside a glass of milk, or a cup of tea, referencing a Turkish ritual of enjoying a sweet treat along with a cup of tea. As you learned in your trivia, Türkiye has the highest consumption of tea, per capita, in the world. These Porleos are a good excuse to create an afternoon tea ritual!