In C.S. Lewis’s Narnia, what food does Edmund famously request from the White Witch?

Edmund famously requests Turkish delight from the White Witch in C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Edmund Pevensie encounters the White Witch after entering Narnia through the wardrobe. She offers him enchanted Turkish delight, and the treat becomes part of her manipulation of him. The scene establishes Edmund’s susceptibility to temptation and the Witch’s ability to exploit his desire for immediate pleasure.

Turkish delight is a real confection, usually made from starch and sugar and flavored with ingredients such as rosewater, lemon, or mastic. In Britain it is commonly associated with the brand-name and boxed sweets known as lokum.

The episode is often remembered as a simple food reference, but it also advances the novel’s moral plot. Edmund’s betrayal of his siblings and later repentance are central to the story. The sweet is not merely ordinary candy in the narrative: it is magically produced and unusually addictive.