Baklava is a nut-filled phyllo pastry sweetened with syrup served at celebrations in Jewish communities who originated in the Middle East.
Luqaimat pastries with date syrup, sweet khobs khameer flatbread with fennel seed and saffron, and strong, cardamom- and cinnamon-scented Arabic coffee preface morning discussions of Emirati culture, every Monday and Wednesday at 10 am.
He glazes the pastry rounds with corn syrup so they won't get soggy.
Crown the evening with buñuelos, a deep-fried pastry slathered with sugary syrup.
4. Like a lot of Capetonians, she can't resist a good Koeksister, a ubiquitous syrup-soaked pastry.
The menu adopts a dramatic flair: tiramisu is described as "a classic transformed," and another dessert is given the grand title "One Thousand and One Nights" — dates, rose-blossom ice cream, and, perhaps inevitably, a syrup-soaked pastry nest.
And if you're having that you might as well have the künefe, a glorious syrup-soaked pastry with a golden glazed dome of shredded filo, baked in a silvery dish.
These sticky-sweet fried pastries, drenched in a syrup of honey and orange flower water, are typical of the rustic desserts of Tunisia.
Often drenched — in a good way — in palm oil, honey, or syrup, these pastries and sweets are perfect accompaniments for the feasts of hearty, zesty fare they typically cap off.
