rosewater
186 dishes.
Sekanjabinmint syrup of honey and vinegar, diluted with water and scooped with lettucedessertSellouunbaked mound of toasted flour, ground almonds, sesame, honey and butter
Sh’aybiyatfilo triangles filled with sweet cream, fried and soaked in syrup
ShaabiyatTriangles of crisp filo filled with ashta cream and drowned in syrup.
Shakar lamaCrumbly cardamom shortbread cookies eaten with tea at Eid.
ShamishiFried pastry pockets of semolina custard, sugared and eaten hot.
Sharbat zabibDark raisin infusion, sweet and cooling, served iced in Ramadan.dessertSheer 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
Sherbetchilled syrup drink of fruit, rose or basil seeds, poured at weddings
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 offering
SlatkoWhole fruit in thick syrup, a spoonful offered with water to guests.
Sohansaffron and pistachio brittle, snapped in pieces from a copper traydessertSohan HalwaDense disc of reduced wheat sprout, ghee and nuts, cut in wedgesdessertSombirice simmered in sweetened milk, served warm at ceremonies
SousBitter-sweet liquorice root infusion served ice cold and foaming.
Soutzoukosalmond strings repeatedly dipped in set grape mustdessertSutlacbaked rice pudding with caramelized top
Tallinn marzipanHand-painted almond marzipan figures made in Old Town workshops
Tamr hindichilled tamarind sharbat, dark and tart, a Ramadan coolerstreet foodTamriyehFried pastry pockets of sweet semolina cream, dusted heavily with icing sugar.
ThandaiCold milk ground with almonds, fennel, poppy seed, pepper and rose
ThiacriSteamed millet couscous folded into sweetened sour milk with nutmegdessertThiakrysweet millet couscous folded into creamy soured milk
TsourekiBraided sweet bread scented with mahlepi and mastic, often with a red egg.dessertTurkish delightchewy rosewater or pistachio cubes dusted with powdered sugar
White coffeehot water scented with orange blossom, drunk after dinner; no coffee at all
Wonjosweet crimson hibiscus juice, served chilled
Xalwogelatinous sugar, ghee and cardamom sweet served at celebrationsdessertYo-yoorange-scented doughnut rings fried and soaked in honey syrup
ZalabiaCoils of batter fried crisp and soaked in saffron and cardamom syrup.-
Fougasse monégasque
Orange-blossom flatbread topped with nuts, anise candies. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. One large flatbread. A…
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Foni Boakibaa
Baked sweet cake of rice, coconut and palm sugar, cut into squares. Ready in 25 minutes prep and 1 hour…
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Gaz
Isfahani rosewater-pistachio nougat. Ready in 30 min prep and 40 min cooking. About 30 pieces. A snack recipe from Iran.
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Gers ogaily
Saffron-cardamom sponge cake sprinkled with sesame. Ready in 25 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. One cake, 12 pieces. A…
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Ghraiba
Crumbly clarified-butter shortbread rings, baked for Eid. Ready in 25 min prep and 18 min cooking. About 30. A dessert…
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Ghraybeh
Pale melting shortbread of ghee and sugar, often marked with a pistachio. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min…
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Ghriba
Crackle-topped cookie of almond, coconut or semolina, piled up for feast days. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes…
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Gnamakoudji
Sinus-clearing fresh ginger juice with lemon and pineapple. 20 min to prepare. About 2 litres. A drink recipe from Guinea.
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Gulab Jamun
Fried milk-solid dumplings soaked in rose-cardamom syrup. Ready in 30 min prep and 30 min cooking. About 20. A dessert…
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Halua ya Zanzibar
Sticky translucent sweet of wheat starch, ghee, cardamom and nuts. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes…