This Is How Food Can Unite People from Different Cultures [Part 2]
In our previous post, we observed the most delicious dishes from all over the world. We believe that trying food from different cuisines can unite people, regardless of their nations and races. Today, we go on our research and look into the best desserts. Read below – it’s going to be very yummy.
Baklava, Turkey
Baklava originally appeared in Turkey and then found its place in many other cuisines. Crispy layers of phyllo dough are stuffed with pistachios and baked. Then the dessert is drenched with sugar syrup, which makes the crunchy little sweet so delicious.
Lokum, Turkey
Turkish lokum is well-known around the world. This chewy sweet can include nuts, coconut, and different flavors (even rose!). The texture of it is an ideal combination of starch and sugar, which makes them chewy but not too hard.
Green Tea Cookies, Japan
Crispy buttery cookies are a great dessert in many countries, however, if you want to try this delicious small thing with a bit of Japanese flavor, try matcha cookies. Matcha powder is a popular ingredient in Japanese cuisine. Its bitter flavor adds a special taste to the popular dessert. It is often served with white chocolate.
Japanese Red Bean Cake, Japan
Red Bean Cake is called Manju in Japan. These small and round pastries are filled with sweet red bean paste called anko. Cakes are steamed, which gives a uniquely soft texture and a nice sweet taste.
Cannoli, Italy
Sicilian cannoli has got a reputation as the most famous Italian sweet. The pastry has a tubular shape made of crusty fried dough. What makes them especially tasty is the sweet stuffing made of ricotta and orange peel.
Tiramisu, Italy
This coffee-flavored dessert is a real mood-improver, especially for coffee fans. The smooth dessert is made of whipped egg yolks, mascarpone, sugar, cocoa, and another dessert called lady fingers. Originally an Italian dessert, Tiramisu is found everywhere in Italy.
Yaksik, Korea
Yaksik is a sweet rice cake that is made of rice, nuts, honey, and dried fruits. The sticky and chewy texture with the sweet taste of fruits and the nutritious value of honey – this is what makes yaksik such a special dish.
Fish-shaped pastry, Korea
Red beans are as popular in Korea as in Japan. Fish-shaped pastry has a crunchy dough and chewy sweet-bean filling. The dessert is often served with milk.
Macarons, France
This small meringue-based dessert got extremely popular worldwide and now is famous not only in France. Crispy round cookies are filled with a soft center, which can be of any taste possible from cheese to berries.
Canele, France
A classical French canele is a small pastry made of milk, flour, eggs, butter, sugar, and vanilla. The dessert is baked at high temperatures until the liquid becomes a small brown vanilla cake. Canele are often served for breakfast in France and will probably win a place in your heart as well.
Galaktoboureko, Greece
Simply put, Galaktoboureko is a custard pie which is a classical dessert that is made of semolina custard and phyllo dough. To add a sweet taste, the dessert is sprinkled with cold syrup. Unlike popular Turkish baklava, galaktoboureko can be warmed up and served hot.
Spoon sweets, Greece
This unique dessert is made of fruit which is boiled almost into a jam condition with water and sugar. The name of the dessert comes from that the dessert is often eaten from a jar with a spoon. Spoon sweets can also be made with petals, tomatoes, and walnuts.
Cheesecake, USA
Cheesecake got its popularity for its soft creamy cheese texture. A cheesecake is an official dessert of New York City. The crispy part is made of cookies, pastry, or buttery cracker dough. Cheesecakes can have different tastes, such as chocolate or pumpkin.
Pecan pie, USA
Pecans are tasty on their own, and they are way tastier when included in a pie. The pecan pie is extremely sweet and is usually cooked for Thanksgiving. The USA, especially, Georgia is one of the main producers of pecans, which explains the popularity of nuts in American cuisine.
Semlor buns, Sweden
Semlor buns are soft cardamom-flavored pastries filled with marzipan and whipped cream. The cream itself also includes almond paste, which contributes to its delicious taste and smell. Combined together, soft buns and almond cream make up a very delicious combo.
Knack, Sweden
Knack is Swedish Christmas Toffee made of butter and caramelized sugar. The texture is crunchy and the taste is perfectly sweet. Knack is often served with nuts, which adds different delicious flavors to the sweet.