A while back I was thinking about how some cultures are quite keen on dessert and have loads of desserts, while others don't have as many dessert dishes. That rather got me thinking about desserts in various cultures.
What are some common dessert dishes in the different cultures? Do you have a favourite dessert in your culture?
A few desserts/sweets in my culture are:
Asabia-el-aroos (“brides’ fingers") – Thin fingers made from crisp phyllo pastry which are stuffed with nuts and sugar (and sometimes cream) and are glazed, baked, and dipped in orange syrup before serving.
Awb-e-dundawn (roughly “melt in your mouth") – Crumbly rosewater and cardamom biscuits with loads a butter.
Gosh-e-feel (“elephants’ ears”) – Thin pastries which are fried and dusted with sugar, cardamom and ground pistachios.
Kishmish paneer – Soft cheese served with black raisins, sultanas, nuts and fresh fruit.
Kulche Badami – Almond biscuits with a cracked surface, which are crunchy on the outside but chewy on the inside, a bit like a meringue.
Kulche Birinjee – Delicate butter biscuits made from finely ground rice flour.
Nuqul-e-badami – Sugar covered almonds with a touch of cardamom.
Sheer Payra – A fudge-like sweet made from milk and topped with cardamom and pistachios.
What are some common dessert dishes in the different cultures? Do you have a favourite dessert in your culture?
A few desserts/sweets in my culture are:
Asabia-el-aroos (“brides’ fingers") – Thin fingers made from crisp phyllo pastry which are stuffed with nuts and sugar (and sometimes cream) and are glazed, baked, and dipped in orange syrup before serving.
Awb-e-dundawn (roughly “melt in your mouth") – Crumbly rosewater and cardamom biscuits with loads a butter.
Gosh-e-feel (“elephants’ ears”) – Thin pastries which are fried and dusted with sugar, cardamom and ground pistachios.
Kishmish paneer – Soft cheese served with black raisins, sultanas, nuts and fresh fruit.
Kulche Badami – Almond biscuits with a cracked surface, which are crunchy on the outside but chewy on the inside, a bit like a meringue.
Kulche Birinjee – Delicate butter biscuits made from finely ground rice flour.
Nuqul-e-badami – Sugar covered almonds with a touch of cardamom.
Sheer Payra – A fudge-like sweet made from milk and topped with cardamom and pistachios.
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