15 Desserts From Around The World Americans Are Missing Out On
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To say I have a sweet tooth is ~quite~ an understatement. So when Reddit users shared which foods were the very best from their country, I couldn't help but drool over the dessert recommendations. Here's what my fellow Americans are missing out on:
1. New Zealand — Lolly cake
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"It's basically marshmallows baked into malt biscuits with condensed milk and butter."
2. Indonesia — Avocado milkshakes
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"We make it with coffee or chocolate syrup and it tastes amazing."
3. Iran — Gaz
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"In Iran, we have this stuff called gaz. It’s individually wrapped, and it’s basically white nougat with pistachios in it."
4. Mexico — Raspados
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"Raspados is basically Mexican shaved ice, but the ice is chunkier."
5. Pakistan — Balushahi
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"It's like a deep-fried doughnut, but with the texture of a cloud because of the layers and layers of butter that go into it. Typically, it's dunked in honey, dredged across a bed of pistachios, and served with an unsweetened doodh pati chai."
6. England — Jaffa cakes
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"They’re like biscuits with a sponge base and an orange-flavored disc at the top. And, the entire top side is covered in chocolate."
7. Colombia — Lulada
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"From Colombia, y’all are missing out on lulo. It's a fruit and we use it in juice, smoothies, or luladas, which we make by mashing the inside of the fruit and mixing it with water and condensed milk."
8. Slovenia — Cream cake
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"Cream cake from Slovenia/Croatia. Damn."
9. Ukraine — Zefir
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"Zefir is the best. It's like a marshmallow that's shaped like a flower and contains pure sugar. Goes great with tea or coffee."
10. Brazil — Brigadeiros
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"It's kind of like fudge, but so much better! It's the kind of thing you make at three in the morning when all you have is a can of condensed milk and some chocolate. Total comfort food!"
11. Australia — Pavlova
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"If you like meringue, you'll love this oversize fruity one."
12. Scotland — Tablet
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"It's similar to fudge, but more crumbly."
13. Russia — Trubochki (cream horns)
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"They are so light and flaky. The cream is so fluffy and creamy with a light sweetness, and it has powdered sugar dusted on top."
14. The Netherlands — Stroopwafel
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"They're like crispy, thin waffles pressed together with syrup or caramel in between."
15. Guyana — Black cake
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My family makes over a dozen pans of this ultra-moist cake every Christmas! It's made with dried fruit and rum, and you can top it with frosting.
