{"id":1428,"date":"2025-05-16T16:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.daily-story.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:14:22","slug":"10-middle-eastern-desserts-to-savor-after-supper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.your-dailystory.com\/10-middle-eastern-desserts-to-savor-after-supper\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Middle Eastern Desserts to Savor After Supper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zabadee el Mishmish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b><\/em> An apricot pudding indigenous to Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> Served cool in a glass, this dessert has a milky taste bolstered by the addition of honey, apricots, pistachios and almonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kanafeh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b><\/em> An orange cake with either noodles or kataifi, sometimes enhanced with semolina or syrup. Depending on the region, the name either describes the noodles or the whole dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> It is very sweet, thanks to the syrup, rose water and actual sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basbousa\/Shamali\/Ravani<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b><\/em> An orange-to-golden-brown colored cake that often comes up during religious festivals like Ramadan or Lent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> Whether made of semolina or farina, you get a taste of rose or orange-flower water, yogurt and syrup. Its usually topped with almonds so you always get the nuttiness first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ush-el-bul-bul<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b><\/em> The dish&#8217;s name alludes to a bird&#8217;s nest and it is made of knafeh dough and sweetener. &#8220;Burma&#8221; is a similar dish but the distinction comes down to ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> This a baked dish, rich in corn starch or wheat flour and filled with nuts like cashews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baklava<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b> <\/em>A Fillo pastry packed with nuts and sweets. While Turkish in origin, other regions prefer dried varieties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> Crunchy from the nuts and sweet from the presence of honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honey Cinnamon Apple Cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b><\/em> What it says on the tin, usually with flour, baking powder, baking soda and buttermilk to help form the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> This dish tastes like a sweet and sticky mass of deliciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awamat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b> <\/em>A fried ball of sweetness otherwise known as Lebanese crisp doughnut balls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> This dish offers fried, syrupy, soft and oily flavors. Make sure to have some napkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fig and Honey Tarts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b> <\/em>This is a seasonal dish, based entirely around when figs are in season. Figs are used as the garnish and it is always served cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> Honey, cheese and lemon juice do wonders to bolster the flavor that already received a boon from the addition of figs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Halva\/Halwa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b> <\/em>A chunky little dessert that is traditionally made of sesame paste but can be made with flour if you lack access to the paste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> This dish obviously features sesame and sugar as its key flavor profiles. Give the dining experience a bit more of a full body by pairing your halva with some tea or coffee, as is tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kabak Tatlisi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>What is it?<\/b> <\/em>Cooked pumpkin with toppings, commonly had in Turkey during the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><b>How does it taste?<\/b><\/em> This dish is definitely sweet, sprinkled with sugar, walnuts, and kaymak. Kaymak is a dairy product, similar to clotted cream, that comes from the milk of livestock like goats and sheep. This dish is enjoyed by itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zabadee el Mishmish What is it? An apricot pudding indigenous to Egypt. How does it taste? Served cool in a glass, this dessert has a milky taste bolstered by the addition of honey, apricots, pistachios and almonds. Kanafeh What is it? An orange cake with either noodles or kataifi, sometimes enhanced with semolina or syrup. 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