Fijian vakalolo
A Fijian dessert of grated cassava, steamed and served with a coconut and caramelized sugar sauce.
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Nepali rice and milk kheer
A Nepali dessert of rice slowly cooked in milk, sweetened and scented with cardamom and saffron, with nuts and raisins sautéed in ghee.
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Fijian Cassava Cake
A baked cake made with grated cassava, ripe bananas, coconut cream, and sugar.
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Argentine Rogel Cake
An Argentine cake made of twelve thin, crisp layers, filled with dulce de leche and topped with Italian meringue.
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Bangladeshi steamed bhapa pitha
Bangladeshi rice-flour cakes steamed with a filling of fresh coconut and date-palm jaggery.
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Tunisian Bambalouni
Tunisian doughnuts made from soft, risen dough, fried into rings and coated in sugar.
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Pakistani Sheer Khurma
A Pakistani dessert of toasted fine vermicelli simmered in milk with dates, nuts, saffron, and cardamom. Serves 6.
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Senegalese Thiakry
A Senegalese dessert of millet couscous mixed with evaporated milk, milk, and sweetened plain yogurt, with a touch of vanilla sugar.
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Georgian Gozinaki with Walnuts and Honey
A Georgian sweet of toasted walnuts bound with cooked honey, rolled into a thin sheet and cut into diamonds.
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Cuban Flan
A flan made with condensed and evaporated milk, topped with caramel, pressure-cooked, and chilled before unmolding.
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Georgian Gozinaki with Walnuts and Honey
A crisp Georgian sweet of toasted walnuts and honey, cut into diamond shapes. This version uses 360 g walnuts, 270 g honey, and a little sugar.
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Australian pavlova
Baked meringue, crisp on the outside and soft inside, topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
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French apple Tarte Tatin
An upside-down French tart of caramelized apples, covered with shortcrust pastry and turned out to serve.
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South African braided koeksisters
South African braided dough sweets, fried until golden and dipped hot into a cold lemon, ginger, and cinnamon syrup. Makes 36.
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Samoan Fa'ausi (Fa'apapa with Coconut Caramel)
Baked coconut fa'apapa bread, cut into cubes and coated with coconut caramel.
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Senegalese Ngalakh with Millet, Baobab and Peanut
A Senegalese dessert of millet couscous (thiakry) with a creamy baobab and peanut sauce, sweetened with sugar and flavored with vanilla and nutmeg.
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Lebanese Date Maamoul
Maamoul cookies made with a flour-and-butter dough and filled with dates, walnuts, and citrus aromas. Makes 28.
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South African Melktert
A South African milk tart with a shortcrust pastry shell and a creamy filling of milk, eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon.
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Traditional Polish Sernik with Twaróg
Polish twaróg cheesecake with a biscuit base, baked and served chilled.
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Fijian steamed purini
Fijian steamed pudding made with flour, sugar, and coconut cream, flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves.
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