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Crema del Titano

A silky vanilla-and-lemon crema from San Marino set with gelatin, enriched with milk, cream, and egg yolks. Served chilled with a dark-chocolate drizzle, toasted almonds, a shot of espresso, and crunchy biscotti for dipping.

🇸🇲 San Marino$$

Poleada Salvadoreña

Poleada Salvadoreña is a silky Salvadoran cornstarch custard infused with cinnamon, vanilla, and lemon peel, often finished with raisins and a dusting of ground cinnamon. Comforting, aromatic, and traditional, it can be served warm or chilled.

🇸🇻 El Salvador$

Pakhlava

A rich, layered nut-and-honey dessert made with delicate phyllo, fragrant spices, and a glossy lemon-honey syrup. Crisp on top, tender within, and deeply aromatic with cinnamon, cardamom, and vanilla.

🇦🇲 Armenia$$$

Om Ali

Om Ali is a classic Egyptian bread-pudding-style dessert made with flaky puff pastry soaked in sweetened milk and cream, scented with cinnamon and vanilla. Studded with almonds, pistachios, raisins, and coconut, it bakes up rich, cozy, and irresistibly golden on top.

🇪🇬 Egypt$$

Windhoek Melktert

A classic Southern African milk tart with a buttery biscuit crust and a silky vanilla custard, finished with a cozy cinnamon dusting. Creamy, comforting, and perfect for tea time or dessert.

🇳🇦 Namibia$

Bonbon miel de La Réunion

Crisp, golden Réunion Island honey fritters scented with turmeric and vanilla, glazed in warm honey and lemon for a fragrant, indulgent bite.

🇷🇪 Reunion$$

Kringle

A classic Danish-style kringle filled with almond paste, warm spices, and orange zest, finished with a light icing and toasted sliced almonds. Buttery, flaky, and aromatic—perfect with coffee or tea.

🇩🇰 Denmark$$

Dulce de Ajonjolí

Dulce de Ajonjolí is a traditional sesame candy cooked with piloncillo and sugar in creamy coconut milk, perfumed with cinnamon, vanilla, and lemon zest. It sets into chewy, aromatic bites with a gentle nutty crunch and buttery finish.

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic$

Gesztenyepüré

A classic Hungarian dessert of sweetened chestnut purée scented with vanilla and dark rum, pressed into delicate strands and topped with billowy whipped cream and shaved chocolate. Rich, creamy, and elegant yet comforting.

🇭🇺 Hungary$$

Carthage Orange Blossom Cake

A fragrant Tunisian-inspired semolina–almond cake scented with orange blossom water and citrus zest, soaked in a light orange–honey syrup and finished with pistachios and a dusting of powdered sugar.

🇹🇳 Tunisia$$

I've been...

Crema del Titano

Poleada Salvadoreña

Pakhlava

Om Ali

Windhoek Melktert

Bonbon miel de La Réunion

Kringle

Dulce de Ajonjolí

Gesztenyepüré

Carthage Orange Blossom Cake

I've been...

Crema del Titano

Poleada Salvadoreña

Pakhlava

Om Ali

Windhoek Melktert

Bonbon miel de La Réunion

Kringle

Dulce de Ajonjolí

Gesztenyepüré

Carthage Orange Blossom Cake