Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Arabic Desserts

Arabic Traditional sweets and desserts stand out as one of the most scrumptous, varied and distinctive desserts that you may ever encounter, There are the traditional desserts which are available all year long and some associated with the Holy month of Ramadan (fasting month) as well as Eid celebrations and various occasions.Puff pastry, phyllo is a dough native to the Middle East made from flour, water, and a little bit of oil. It is rolled into thin, nearly translucent sheets of dough and used to make such sweets such as baklava and a variety of others.Common ingredients in Arabic desserts are semonila,nuts,pistachios,almonds,walnuts,akawi cheese,Qashta a kind of clotted cream made from milk. Many varities are either soaked in a sugary syrup called kater or sheera or have it on the side.
















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