This cracked me up - watching the Narnia TV series as a kid they were made out to be so good, I would try to imagine what those semi-transparent cubes could possibly taste like. However, my reaction when I finally tasted them I think was opposite to what it seems you're alluding to: I think the anticipation and the immense respect I had for Lewis and Narnia in general made it so that they tasted better to me than they otherwise would have!

I would actually argue that that is a pretty fair description of quality Turkish delights. I've had some rose and some mastic flavoured Turkish delights imported from Turkey and this is more or less exactly how I would describe them.

They are simple confections but they are oh so good.

I read somewhere that Edmund's reaction to tasting turkish delight was a measure of the wartime deprivations he lived under. Sugar and fruit were rationed. Luxurious cuisine was a rarity. That, and the White Witch magic on the treats :-)

I was extremely disappointed when I first tried Turkish Delight.