GULAB JAMAN
INDIA
Often referred to as "Indian doughnuts,"
gulab jamun is a beloved Indian dessert eaten
at celebrations and festivals, but you will
find it on the menu at restaurants and in sweet shops in India.
Originally a medieval Persian creation, this sweet dish of melt-
in-your-mouth fried round dumplings are made from a dough of
milk solids, then deep-fried in oil or ghee before being bathed
in a sugar syrup perfumed with cardamom, rose water and
saffron or kewra.
SKILLINGSBOLLER
NORWAY
A traditional Norwegian version of a cinnamon roll, the Skillingsboller
has been Bergen's favourite pastry for over 500 years since it was first
brought to Norway from Germany during the Hanseatic period. These
soft cinnamon buns differ from other cinnamon rolls as the sweet
yeast dough is flavoured with cardamom and instead of icing they are
slathered in butter when hot and generously covered with sugar and
cinnamon before being rolled into their circular scroll shape. While
available in cafés and bakeries across Norway they are most often
associated with the city of Bergen.
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PECAN PIE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Hailed as southern America's
signature dessert, this nutty,
treacle-soft pie consists of a thin
pastry crust filled with a thick,
silky caramel-flavoured custard,
topped with chopped pecans.
Growing along the banks of the
Mississippi River, pecans were
prominent in the diets of Native
Americans living in the area
more than 8,000 years ago. But
it wasn't until 1886, that the first
recipe of the pie was published in
an issue of Harper's Bazaar.
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