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Dessert

Melktert

Four centuries ago, Dutch dairy farmers made this spiced custard pie into a South African classic.

Raindrop Cake

The beautiful dessert evaporates in 20 minutes.

Kama

The thrifty Estonian grain mix makes creamy drinks and candy bars.

Lúcuma

This butterscotch-flavored fruit has a way with desserts.

Kartoshka

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

Mulberry Salad

Mulberry Cream Bowl

Try this Indian seasonal treat after exploring Hyderabad's iconic mosque.

Pickle Soft Serve

The briny, refreshing ice cream acts as a cooling chaser to spicy meals.

Pouding Chômeur

During the Great Depression, Canadian women made “unemployed-person pudding.”

A monument to sgushyonka in Rogachev, Belarus, home to a factory that produces it.

Sgushyonka

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

Eccles Cake

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

Pista Burfi

The pistachio fudge makes a vibrant accompaniment to celebrations in Northern India.

A maraschino cherry adorns a slice of pineapple upside down cake.

How a Vibrant, Factory-Made Sweet Usurped the Original Maraschino Cherry

The same term describes two wildly different cherries.

Robert Lamb April 24, 2018

Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

Pandan and mung bean topped with coconut cream.

Leum Kleun

A treat so smooth, its name means “I forgot I swallowed.”

Kissel often appears in drink form; here, with spices such as cinnamon and star anise.

Kissel

The dessert that's also a meal.

Lapis Legit

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.

Dutch Baby

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

Some prefer Trits straight from the tub.

Trits

Costa Rica's iconic ice cream tub contains indescribably addictive cookies.