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Old Aug 22, 2015, 10:07 am
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Favourite Desserts from each part of the world?
I love to travel and one of the reasons is to eat!

Desserts are my favourite part of the meal, and I am now familiar with so many traditional and unconventional desserts from around the world that I have a pretty good understanding of what kind of dessert is popular and where.

For example, ice cream around the world is different in texture and possibly taste: dondurma in Turkey, booza in Arab countries, sorbetes in Philippines, Ais Kacang in south east Asia, gelato in Italy, fried ice cream in China, kulfi in India, mochi in Japan, frozen custard in USA, dulce de leche in Argentina...etc..

But I wanted to know if you have any favourites from your travels.

My favourites are probably Khao Niao Mamuang from Thailand (mango sticky rice), Barfi from India (kind of like fudge), and Pisang Goreng from Indonesia (fried bananas).
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Old Aug 22, 2015, 10:34 am
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Ile flottante springs to mind.
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Old Aug 22, 2015, 3:04 pm
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Originally Posted by A380 Flyer
I love to travel and one of the reasons is to eat!

Desserts are my favourite part of the meal, and I am now familiar with so many traditional and unconventional desserts from around the world that I have a pretty good understanding of what kind of dessert is popular and where.

For example, ice cream around the world is different in texture and possibly taste: dondurma in Turkey, booza in Arab countries, sorbetes in Philippines, Ais Kacang in south east Asia, gelato in Italy, fried ice cream in China, kulfi in India, mochi in Japan, frozen custard in USA, dulce de leche in Argentina...etc..

But I wanted to know if you have any favourites from your travels.

My favourites are probably Khao Niao Mamuang from Thailand (mango sticky rice), Barfi from India (kind of like fudge), and Pisang Goreng from Indonesia (fried bananas).
Fried ice cream in China? If I've seen that listed anywhere it's a Tex-Mex restaurant in the US, and I spent about 1.5 years in China. Where did you notice it?

Also, do you like the Indonesian dessert with the bananas, hagelslag and cheese?
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Old Aug 22, 2015, 3:14 pm
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Gelato in Italy
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Old Aug 22, 2015, 3:23 pm
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My wife and her family love Halo-Halo from the Philippines, and have not been able to find it here in South Florida. It's basically crushed ice with Ice Cream, evaporated milk, fruit, gelatins, and other sweets that get "mix-mix" together.



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Egg tarts and mango pudding in Hong Kong!
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Baklava with Maras dondurma <3

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Spotted dick.
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Old Aug 23, 2015, 7:57 pm
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Baklava with Maras dondurma <3

I'd be just as glad if that dondurma was substituted with kaymak!
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Mango shaved ice in Taipei
Lillian bakery egg tarts in Shanghai
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Old Aug 24, 2015, 7:58 am
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Baklava with Maras dondurma <3

Wow, that really made me hungry! Turkey has some great food! ^
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Old Aug 24, 2015, 8:00 am
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Fried ice cream in China? If I've seen that listed anywhere it's a Tex-Mex restaurant in the US, and I spent about 1.5 years in China. Where did you notice it?

Also, do you like the Indonesian dessert with the bananas, hagelslag and cheese?
I noticed fried ice cream in Guangzhou, although I don't know if it's eaten all over the country.

I have never tried pisang goreng with cheese (and what is hagelslag?), but I am more fond of the street food variety, which are just deep-fried. Sometimes I like it with ice cream.
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Old Aug 24, 2015, 8:07 am
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I don't know how to post pictures on here, which is a shame, but I can list a few more of my favourite desserts from each specific region:

Peru: Limono Suspiro
Argentina: Chocotorta
Brazil: Quindim

USA: New York Cheesecake
Canada: Maple Taffy

Tanzania: N'Dizi No Kastad
South Africa: Malva Pudding

UK: Banoffee Pie
Ireland: Guinness Cake
France: Peches Melba
Spain: Churros
Germany: Black Forest Gateau (maybe my favourite dessert EVER)
Italy: Panna Cotta

Turkey: Dondurma
Qatar: Mehalabiya

India: Gulab Jamun
Sri Lanka: Bibikkan

Myanmar: Shew Yin Aye
Thailand: Khao Niao Mamuang
Indonesia: Pisang Goreng
Philippines: Suman

Australia: Pavlova

China: Lai Wong Bao
Japan: Mochi
Taiwan: Cua Bing

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I must say that while I love foods from all parts of Asia I've never really been able to find any Asian dessert I can really get behind.
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Old Aug 28, 2015, 5:33 am
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Great list!

Although I must say Churros, in Spain, are not eaten as a dessert but rather as breakfast

Originally Posted by A380 Flyer
I don't know how to post pictures on here, which is a shame, but I can list a few more of my favourite desserts from each specific region:

Peru: Limono Suspiro
Argentina: Chocotorta
Brazil: Quindim

USA: New York Cheesecake
Canada: Maple Taffy

Tanzania: N'Dizi No Kastad
South Africa: Malva Pudding

UK: Banoffee Pie
Ireland: Guinness Cake
France: Peches Melba
Spain: Churros
Germany: Black Forest Gateau (maybe my favourite dessert EVER)
Italy: Panna Cotta

Turkey: Dondurma
Qatar: Mehalabiya

India: Gulab Jamun
Sri Lanka: Bibikkan

Myanmar: Shew Yin Aye
Thailand: Khao Niao Mamuang
Indonesia: Pisang Goreng
Philippines: Suman

Australia: Pavlova

China: Lai Wong Bao
Japan: Mochi
Taiwan: Cua Bing

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