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Must Try Desserts Around the World

Posted on the 08 December 2014 by Health_news

Top 10 must try desserts around the world

If you have a sweet tooth, you should definitely get a taste of the tasty sweet treats popularly found across the globe apart from the ones you find in your own locality.Desserts are had last, so that we consume lesser portions of these heavy, calorie laden courses.So if you are vacationing around the world or happen to find these international desserts in your city, do try them. They are sure to keep you wanting more and will help you develop a cultured sweet tooth.

Here are the top ten desserts that have to be on the list of every person who wants a taste of all the sweet treats around the world

Turkey – Baklava

  • This dish is found all over the Middle East, though it was originally founded in turkey. This dessert consists of flaky baked pastry sheets, stuffed with nuts and dunked in sugar syrup after baking.

Italy – Gelato

  • Gelato is found on every street of Italy. It is said to be low fat as it is prepared by using milk, instead of cream as is normally the case in ice creams.

India – Gulab Jamun

  • This dish has gained popularity all over the world. Small dumplings are made of milk solids to be fried in oil and then dunked in sugar syrup infused with saffron and cardamom. It can be eaten hot or cold, or even at room temperature. There are several variations that can be made to this sweet. For example you can stuff the dumplings with nuts or decide on whether the sugar syrup needs to be thick or watery depending again on how soon you want to eat it.

Spain – Churros

  • Churros are now famous all over the world. People just can’t get enough of these deep fried flour sticks that are eventually sprinkled liberally with cinnamon and powdered sugar. These Churros are served with chocolate sauce and cream. When you bite into them; you get to enjoy a crisp exterior and a soft interior.

Thailand – Mango with sticky rice

  • This is one dessert that is sure to tickle your taste buds. Tourists all over the world can’t get over it once they get a taste of it. Rice is boiled in coconut milk till it becomes really sticky and then it served with chopped mango and other seasonal fruits. It is a very popular festive dessert for Thai new year celebrations.

Japan – Mochi Ice cream

  • Japanese love their Mochi ice cream balls. They consist of small balls of ice cream, coated with sticky pounded rice. The ice cream inside the mocha comes in interesting flavors such as green tea or bean paste.

Australia – Pavlova

  • This famous dessert is named after a famous Russian ballerina. It is low in fat but tastes extravagantly rich. Egg whites are whipped together with sugar to form soft white peaks that are baked in the oven till the outer layer gets crisp. These baked egg whites are then topped with whipped cream and exotic fruits like strawberry and kiwi.

Canada – Maple Taffy

  • Maple Taffy is also called as Maple toffee. This candy is created by boiling maple sap to a melting point, which is then poured on the snow to harden. Once slightly hard, the candy is rolled on sticks. They are mostly served with coffee.

Germany – Apple strudel

  • Apple strudel is a delicious thin flaky pastry stuffed with juicy apples. It is traditionally served with icing sugar. But nowadays people enjoy to eat them served with whipped cream, vanilla cream sauce or ice cream.

Brazil – Quindim

  • Quindim is one of the most attractive desserts in the world, mainly getting its beauty from the deep yellow color. It is similar to a flan and made by baking together egg yolks, sugar, butter and coconut. It gets its color from the egg yolks.

Written by : Rasha Ashraf


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