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A classic Swiss walnut tart from the Engadine: buttery shortcrust pastry filled with a rich honey-caramel walnut filling. Sweet, nutty, and perfect with coffee or tea.
Kleicha is a traditional Iraqi date-filled pastry: a tender, lightly sweet yeast dough scented with cardamom, wrapped around a spiced date filling and finished with a sprinkle of sesame.
Mont Lone Yay Baw is a classic Myanmar Thingyan (Water Festival) dessert of tender glutinous rice balls with a jaggery center, boiled until they float, then coated in fresh coconut and sesame. Often scented with pandan and finished with a splash of creamy coconut milk, it’s chewy, fragrant, and gently sweet.
A refreshing Caribbean sorbet steeped with mauby bark, warm spices, citrus, and a splash of dark rum for silkier scooping. Bitter-sweet and aromatic, it’s a uniquely complex frozen dessert that’s naturally dairy-free and vegan.
Gers Ogaily is a fragrant Kuwaiti saffron and cardamom cake enriched with ghee and evaporated milk, lightly perfumed with rose water and topped with sesame seeds. Soft, moist, and perfect with tea or coffee.
Classic Filipino Buchi Buchi: crisp, sesame-coated glutinous rice balls with a sweet mung bean or red bean paste center—chewy inside, golden and nutty outside.
Tklapi is a traditional Georgian fruit leather made by pureeing plums and apricots with a touch of sugar and lemon, then drying the mixture into thin, tangy sheets. It’s chewy, sweet-tart, and perfect as a wholesome snack or for adding a fruity note to savory dishes.
A Brazilian-style cashew apple compote gently simmered with cinnamon, clove, lime, and a touch of sugar for a fragrant, spoonable dessert or topping.
Runebergintorttu is a classic Finnish almond–cardamom torte, traditionally enjoyed in early February. Moist and aromatic, it’s soaked lightly with rum, finished with a ring of icing, and crowned with a dollop of raspberry jam.
A bright, non-alcoholic passion-fruit refresher balanced with lime, a hint of grenadine, and cooling mint. Lightly sweet-tart and perfect over ice for a sunny pick-me-up.
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