Dessert
613 dishes.
Sharotswalnut strings dipped repeatedly in thickened grape or mulberry syrupPakistanSheer KhurmaEid vermicelli cooked in milk with dates and nuts
Sheer YakhHand-churned ice cream with cardamom, rosewater and pistachio, cut into slabs
Shekerburacrescent pastry pinched with tweezers, filled with sugared nuts
Sheki halvalattice of rice-flour threads layered with nuts and saffron syrup
ShemaiSweet vermicelli in milk, essential for Eid mornings
ShendetlieHoney and walnut cake soaked in syrup, cut into diamonds.
Sheqerparebuttery cookies drenched in sugar syrup
Shir BerenjSlow-simmered milk and rice pudding scented with cardamom, eaten cool
Sholeh GhorbandiSticky sweetened rice cooked with mung beans and cardamom, served warm in bowls
Sholeh zardsaffron rice pudding decorated with cinnamon and almonds; votive offeringMyanmarShwe Yin AyeCoconut milk dessert with sago, jelly and bread over iceNepalSikarniStrained yoghurt whipped with sugar, cardamom, saffron and chopped nuts
SklandrausisSweet rye tartlet of carrot and potato, Courland heritage.LithuaniaSkruzdėlynasAnthill cake of fried dough strips heaped with honey and poppy seeds.
SlatkoWhole fruit in thick syrup, a spoonful offered with water to guests.
Sohansaffron and pistachio brittle, snapped in pieces from a copper trayPakistanSohan HalwaDense disc of reduced wheat sprout, ghee and nuts, cut in wedgesMauritaniaSombirice simmered in sweetened milk, served warm at ceremonies
Somlói galuskarum-soaked sponge with walnuts, chocolate sauce, whipped creamSouth KoreaSongpyeonHalf-moon rice cakes stuffed with sesame or beans, steamed over pine needlesPanamaSopa borrachaSponge cake drenched in rum and sugar syrup with prunes and raisinsSwedenSpettekakaTall lacy cone of egg and sugar batter roasted on a spitLithuaniaSpurgosCurd or yeast doughnuts fried and rolled in sugar
Stewed crabooSmall yellow nance fruit stewed in sugar until soft and pungentUnited KingdomSticky toffee puddingDate sponge drenched in toffee sauce, served hot.
Sufganiyahjelly-filled Hanukkah doughnut dusted with sugar
Sugar cakeGrated coconut boiled in sugar, set into mounds
SultjashRice pudding baked with a browned cinnamon top, eaten cold.UzbekistanSumalakwheat-sprout paste stirred overnight for Navruz, communal ritualTajikistanSumanakdark sweet paste of sprouted wheat, cooked all night for NavruzSamoaSupoesiRipe papaya simmered in sweetened coconut cream; eaten hot or chilled.PeruSuspiro a la limeñaManjar blanco custard under port-scented meringueTurkeySutlacbaked rice pudding with caramelized topNorth MacedoniaSutlijašrice pudding scented with cinnamon, served cold in bowls
Sweet potato poneBaked pudding of grated sweet potato, coconut and spice, chewy at the edges-
Dulce de lechosa
Green papaya slices candied in spiced syrup, Christmas sweet. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 2 hours 30 minutes cooking.…
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Dulce de mamón
Papaya candied in caramel syrup, served with Paraguay cheese. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes cooking.…
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Dulce de leche cortada
Milk deliberately curdled with lime, then cooked with sugar into sweet curds. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 50 minutes…
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Ekmek kadaif
Syrup-soaked bread pudding topped with thick clotted cream. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 8. A…
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Engadiner Nusstorte
Shortcrust tart of caramel-walnut filling from the Engadin. Ready in 40 min prep and 45 min cooking. 1 tart, 12…
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Empanadas de chiverre
Pastry turnovers filled with stringy candied fig-leaf gourd jam. Ready in 1 hour prep and 40 minutes cooking. About 16…
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Empanadas de plátano
Fried plantain dumplings filled with milk custard. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. About 12 empanadas. A…
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Es Teler
Avocado, jackfruit and coconut in iced condensed-milk syrup. Ready in 20 min prep and none cooking. 4 servings. A dessert…
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Es Cendol
Green rice-flour worms in coconut milk with palm sugar syrup and ice. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min…