Desserts in the Middle East are colorful and nutritious, which seems to be healthier than many sweet western-style snacks and tastes good.

The classic dessert from Egypt is a kind of pudding mainly made of yogurt and cheese.

Zabadee el Mishmish is usually put in a glass and eaten after cooling. The consistency of semi-solid is just right, and honey, crushed almonds and pistachios can also be added on it.

almond pistachio cake

this is a gluten-free cake, mainly made of almonds and pistachios. In the Middle East, you can often see it, especially at some important celebrations.

this kind of cake is soft and chewy like a sponge. It can usually be paired with afternoon tea or other drinks. Sometimes, it will be sprinkled with almonds.

Kunafa

This orange cake contains noodles or mango flour rolls, and sometimes wheat gluten and syrup are added. This dessert is very popular in Greece, Turkey and many Middle Eastern countries. It is often called konafi, kunafa and kunafeh.

The sweetness of Kuna method mainly comes from syrup, rose water and sugar. Other desserts similar to Kunafa include khishnah, na'ama, mhayara and mbrwma.

Basbousa is like a "rough" version of an orange (or golden brown) cake, which is usually cut into pieces. It is called shamali in Armenia. It is called ravani in Turkey and Har and Sa in Arabia. In countries like Egypt, Basbousa is an essential dessert during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. Catholics, on the other hand, will enjoy a vegetarian version of Basbousa at Christmas and Lent in April.

Basbousa tastes soft and melts in your mouth. It tastes like rose water or orange blossom water plus yogurt and syrup. Almonds are usually sprinkled on it, so the smell of nuts is also obvious.