Contrary to popular belief, desserts are an integral part of a nutritious diet. The main principle that must be adhered to, according to nutritionists, is that they should not be included in the daily diet. But for special events, various holidays, they can become a kind of "reward". New Year. Christmas is the best place to indulge in goodies. As the holidays continue, here's an overview of the world's most popular desserts that can still be prepared.

Christmas pudding (UK)

No Christmas holiday in Britain is complete without some special pudding. Despite its popularity in the country and abroad, it is not as tasty as it seems. However, everyone still has a chance to try it. And suddenly you like it.

Dulce de leche (Argentina)

Condensed milk is the pride of Argentina. It is a mixture of milk and sugar, which is boiled down before caramelization and turns into a thick, tender mass. Of course, you can buy it in the store, but it will be much tastier if cooked at home.

Bolu Rey (Portugal)

Bolu rai, which is also called king cake- traditional Portuguese sweet bread with nuts and candied fruits, served on Christmas Day or January 6th on King's Day.

Mazariner (Sweden)

Delicious almond baskets are considered one of the variants of the Italian crostata di mandodorle, a pie with almonds. And the name itself suggests the origin of the dish. They are named after the Italian-French cardinal Giulio Mazarin (1602-1661), also known as Jules Mazarin. Thus, the dessert is already more than four hundred years old, and such longevity only proves its amazing taste.

Cherry Pie (Holland)

Cherry and chocolate lovers will appreciate the lighter version of the German Black Forest cake.

Gulabjamun (India)

Gulabjamun is one of the most popular Indian desserts, which are donuts made from condensed or skim milk drenched in pink sugar syrup.

Vinarterta (Iceland)

In Iceland this puff cake with prunes is also called "Striped Lady". It is usually prepared during the winter holidays, especially around Christmas. But there is no single recipe, but there is an opportunity to try several of them.

Banoffy Pie (England)

Perhaps one of the most amazing desserts in England. It is made from bananas, cream, and toffee brewed from condensed milk. All this is laid out on a crust of crumbled cookies and butter.

Knafeh (Middle East)

Many Middle Eastern countries, such as Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Syria, claim to be considered the birthplace of this delicious dessert. But no one can say for sure. The same Greeks prepare a very similar dish called kataifi, only soft cheese do not put in it.

Tiramisu (Italy)

Tiramisu is one of the most popular Italian desserts made with coffee-soaked savoyardi and beaten egg cream, sugar and mascarpone. Due to its popularity, it has spread throughout the world and acquired many variations.

Cranahan (Scotland)

Traditional Scottish dessert made from oatmeal, cream, whiskey and raspberries. This is an amazing opportunity to impress guests not only in the heart, but also in the stomach.

Rocky Road Cakes (Australia)

Rocky Road is an Australian dessert made with milk chocolate, marshmallows and served as a cake or cupcake. In the United States, it is usually served with ice cream.

Guinness chocolate cake (Ireland)

The Irish have their own idea of ​​celebrating Christmas or St. Patrick's Day. And alcohol plays an important role there, even in desserts. And the combination of chocolate and beer in the cake will be simply unsurpassed.

Cake "Three milk" (Mexico)

The cake gets its name from the fact that it is soaked in three types of milk. Although Mexican cuisine is known for its delicious, it is very hearty dishes, this dessert can be called the easiest and most harmless in terms of calories.

Devil's Food Cake (USA)

The cake is made from dark chocolate, and it got its name for its rich and rich taste, which simply cannot be sinful.

Dobos (Hungary)

Dobosh is great sponge cake of seven cakes, coated with chocolate butter cream and decorated with caramel. It was named after its creator, Hungarian chef Joseph Dobos.

Brazo de Gitano (Spain)

Although the name translates as "hand of a gypsy", it is only biscuit roll... It is worth noting that it appeared not at all in Spain, but somewhere in central Europe, but it was here that it turned into a traditional Christmas dessert.

Christmas log (Belgium / France)

It's incredible delicious roll made from chocolate biscuit and chocolate cream... It is usually sprinkled with icing sugar, which should symbolize snow.

Melomakarona (Greece)

From a small honey cookie it is simply impossible to come off. This is one of the most popular treats in Greece during the Christmas season. And to make the taste even better, melomakarona is covered with milk chocolate.

Profiteroles (France)

Profiteroles are one of the best desserts in the world, consisting of balls from choux pastry filled with cream and covered with milk chocolate glaze.

Sachertorte (Austria)

It is one of the most famous chocolate cakes in the world since its introduction in 1832 by Austrian Franz Sacher. It is a stunning sponge cake covered with a thin layer apricot jam, and the chocolate icing on top only emphasizes the greatness of its taste.

Cake "Pavlova" (New Zealand)

Don't be fooled by the name, the dessert was invented in New Zealand. But it is really named in honor of the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. It is the most delicate meringue, garnished with whipped cream and fresh fruit pieces.

Panettone (Italy)

It is arguably the most popular Christmas sweet bread in Europe over the past several decades. It appeared in Milan and soon became a symbol of the city. Panettone can now be found in many European and American cities.

Cheesecake (Greece / USA)

An incredibly tasty dessert, usually attributed to Americans, will make festive table unique. And the history of cheesecake is longer than it seems. The first memories of him date back to the fifth century BC. The ancient Greek doctor Egimus wrote a whole book about the art of making cheesecakes.

Cake "Black Forest" (Germany)

Schwarzwald is amazingly tasty chocolate cake consisting of four biscuit cakes, pickled cherries and whipped cream, sprinkled with chocolate chips and garnished with berries. And you can serve a cup for dessert

New Year, Christmas, warm family meetings and the joy of children in a snowy yard - this is a real winter fairy tale that we find ourselves in every year.

European cuisine desserts

Despite the frost and snowstorms, we warm each other with warm hearts and good mood. To make this winter also sweet in your life, we will tell you which delicious sweets traditionally prepared for a festive table in different countries Europe. You definitely need to try them, because this is a pleasant way to learn the delicious traditions of the country, as well as give yourself and your family a crumb of sweet happiness!

Desserts England

According to tradition, pudding has been the main Christmas baking in England since the 17th century.

The pudding has an interesting legend, which tells about the times of the First World War, when the English empire was almost split into pieces, the court chefs, together with the dukes, decided to save the kingdom. King George V did not have enough incentives to preserve the integrity of the state, and then they brought him pudding, which was prepared with 16 ingredients that were collected from all over the empire, with the words - “With a whole empire, you will have pudding, and without it, only bread crumbs, flour and beer. "

According to legend, pudding saved the empire and since that time has been considered the main dessert of the Christmas table. People liked this tradition so much that now every English family has its own proprietary recipe pudding.

Pudding is prepared by the whole family, from young representatives to elders. They also say that if you make a wish during cooking, it will definitely come true.

When decorating a Christmas pudding, a sprig of holly is placed in it, and a coin, a thimble, a button and a ring must be placed in the dough, which have an appropriate meaning for those who find them. A coin means that a person will have more money next year, a button means a bachelor life, a thimble, for a girl, means that she will not get married soon, a ring means marriage or marriage.

Desserts Germany

Do you remember the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel"? The history of the gingerbread house began with this fairy tale. After the publication of this tale in 1812, these confectionery are very popular.

And today gingerbread houses are a traditional dessert of German new year holidays and are in significant demand at Christmas markets. Each family prepares its own gingerbread house and competes with neighbors which house is the best and original.

On the eve of Christmas, various gingerbread houses appear on the shelves of shops and fairs, and even exhibitions-contests are held.

Desserts Austria

Probably everyone has heard the name "Viennese strudel" at least once in their life. But what's interesting is that the Arabs were the first to prepare desserts based on very thin dough, orange syrup and rose jelly. But it was the Austrians who perfected the recipe and made strudel a truly unsurpassed dessert.

A Christmas table in Austria must have a traditional and aromatic Apple strudel... In every, even a small, town in Austria, Christmas morning must begin with the aroma of apples and cinnamon that envelops everything around. And if you are lucky enough to taste this yummy, then, most likely, you will remain a sincere fan of it.

Strudel smells of winter coolness, home and warm hands. In Vienna, they say: "A conscientious baker draws the dough so thin that he can read love letters for his girlfriend through it." That is why it is believed that only a loving pastry chef can make a delicious strudel.

Desserts in Italy

Italy is famous for many things, but its fame comes from delicious desserts and unsurpassed Christmas pastries. And the main dessert that adorns the Italians' festive table every year is panettone.

Panettone is a Christmas cake that resembles a cake. “Christmas cannot be Christmas without panettone” - that's what they say in Milan. It was in this city that panettone first appeared in the 15th century. And not only appeared, but was prepared for the Duke Ludovico il Moreau on the day of the Nativity of Christ.

However, like any tradition, this Christmas cake is shrouded in legends. The best of them is about a love story. The young man fell in love with the daughter of a poor Milanese baker, Tony, who was extremely beautiful and had a kind heart. However, his high status did not allow him to marry his beloved and the guy found a way out to be closer to her, he started working as an assistant to her father. After their first kiss, the guy was so happy that while stirring a standard dough, he put a lot of butter, a handful of raisins and many more eggs in it, and baked delicious and aromatic bread. The father already wanted to kick him out, but the customers liked the aroma of the bread so much that they sold out new baked goods immediately. So "pane di Toni", bread from Tony became famous in the near and distant surroundings.

It is customary to cook panettone with mascarpone cheese, dessert wine, liqueur, custard or hot chocolate.

Desserts France

The largest selection of delicious desserts on the eve of Christmas can only be found in France. Usually 13 desserts are prepared for the festive table, which symbolize Christ and his 12 disciples, and differ in every corner of the country, it depends on the local variety of ingredients such as figs, raisins, quince, nougat and many others. However, there is no standard set of ingredients; what is available is used.

And yet the main traditional dessert for Christmas in France is the "Christmas log". This birthday cake in shape and color it resembles a log and is beautifully decorated with cream. Each bakery and pastry house prepares its own special version of the "Christmas log". And everyone tries to do best dessert and delight customers with a delicious product. They are decorated with beautiful figurines or big amount chocolate. It is impossible to say for sure who is better or who tastes better, since it is impossible to try everything, but you must try at least one!

Now you know what delicious Christmas desserts you need to try this winter in such beautiful and interesting countries. Of course, few people will want to go for the sake of one dessert, but winter travels in Europe also include unforgettable emotions and impressions of what they have seen, as well as a small winter fairy tale, where they will warm you with a smile and good mood.

Travel and enjoy life. Sweet winter to you!

Master class on making Italian crispy pastry with delicate cheese and French ice cream with basil.

Recipes for those who have long wanted to learn how to make something special, unusual and easy, from the field of desserts. After all, almost all of our traditional cakes and pastries are too heavy, sweet and straightforward in the oriental manner. Obviously, you can do something more sophisticated and non-trivial.

Confectioner Timur Abdulkadyrov conducted a master class on the preparation of some European desserts especially for our readers.

Timur has been working as a pastry chef for 10 years. After graduation, he trained in Italy, worked in French restaurants. He admits that by nature he has a sweet tooth and he really likes to taste desserts. Now such an opportunity presented itself to us.

Italian milfey with fruit and cheese

For him we need the following products:

Strawberries - 30 gr
Raspberries - 10 gr,
Blueberries - 10 gr
Blackberries - 10 gr
Red currant - 20 gr
Millefeuille - 20 gr,
Crushed pistachios - 20 gr,
Mascarpone cream - 60 gr,
Mint - 1 sprig.

Explanations are required here: millefeuille (or millefolier (Italian mille foglie) - in "the translation of a thousand petals") is the thinnest crunchy puff pastry cakes. To make them, you can simply roll out thinly what you bought in the store. puff pastry, cut it into equal squares about 8 by 8 cm and bake in the oven. Pistachios should be crushed, not ground. That is, they must be crushed into pieces of 1-2 mm thick. The mascarpone cream has to be made by ourselves.

It will require:
Mascarpone (this is Italian cream cheese) - 0, 5 jars,
Egg yolk - 1pc,
Powdered sugar - 100 gr.

Cooking like this:

First, the cream: for it we combine cheese, egg yolk and powdered sugar and beat with a whisk until a homogeneous fluffy mass is obtained.

Now we take three squares of milfey, on two of them we evenly spread the cream (not too abundantly). Then we cut the berries: strawberries into quarters (if very large, then smaller), blackberries and raspberries in half. Leave the rest of the berries intact.

We spread the chopped berries on top of the cream, add blueberries to each cake. Then combine the cake and cover it with the third crunchy square of milfey.

Now you need to carefully spread the sides of the cake with cream so that the entire filling is hidden under its layer, and both outer cakes remain intact. Finally, the final trick: holding the cakes by the top and bottom layers free of cream, alternately dip all four sides in crushed pistachios so that they cover the cream with an even thick layer.

The cake is almost done! Timur starts decorating it. First, he draws graphics around him on a plate. berry sauce... If you have the patience, you can make this sauce yourself. For him, you need to take 200 grams of blackberries, passionfruit and raspberries, grind in a blender, add 50 grams of powdered sugar and boil until a thick sauce, and then cool.

Timur sprinkles the finished cake with icing sugar and decorates the top with a sprig of red currant and a mint leaf. Now it is not only very tasty, but also spectacular.

Try it and you will see that this is something completely extraordinary! Mascarpone cheese is much softer than any usual creams and not as sweet as they are, and in the combination of its enveloping texture with crunchy milfey and nuts there is something extraordinarily attractive. And it's relatively easy to make. True, you need to know that this dessert cannot be prepared in advance, it must be eaten right away.

French dessert ice cream with basil and mint

The second dessert is wonderful in that it does not look like anything familiar at all. It has an unusual flavor combination of basil and mint. It also has completely different textures on its three component layers, which give a fireworks of tactile sensations when you feast on them.

For this dessert, you need to prepare three components in advance and store them in the refrigerator. These are mint-lime granita, airy espuma and basil sorbet.

We need the following products:

For Mint Lime Granite:
Sugar syrup - 100 gr,
Fresh mint - 40 gr,
Limes - 2 pcs,

For air espuma:
Sour cream with a fat content of 42% - 300 gr,
Sugar syrup - 100 gr,
Non-alcoholic mint syrup (ready-made) - 40 gr,

For the basil sorber:
Basil leaves - 100 gr,
Sugar syrup - 150 gr,
Carbonated water - 350 gr,
Stabilizer-emulsifier for ice cream - 10 g,
Egg white - 40 gr,
Glucose syrup - 50 gr,

Cooking like this:

Granite is the smallest ice crystals that are obtained if you freeze a liquid gradually, stirring it all the time. To make mint-lime granita, scald the mint with hot sugar syrup and let stand for 2 minutes for the mint to give off its color and flavor.

Then remove it, cool the syrup slightly, add the chopped zest removed from the lime and squeezed lime juice, pour the mixture into a plate and put in the freezer. As soon as the liquid grasps on top with the thinnest crust of ice, you need to remove it from the freezer, mix thoroughly and freeze again, repeating the stirring every 15-20 minutes. Then we get not exactly ice, but the smallest ice crystals: delicate delicacy with a pronounced sweet and sour, mint taste.

Espuma is a culinary technique that allows you to turn anything into the most delicate mousse. To make the frothy mousse, you need a siphon for sauces. Of course, there is not a siphon in every kitchen, but this is exactly what you should get.

After all, with its help you can do a variety of culinary wonders, surprising guests not only with sweets, but also with the most delicate foamed sauces made from mushrooms, vegetables, fish or dairy products. From anything, anything with the help of a siphon turns out a light, tasty, frothy mass, reminiscent of whipped mousse.

In our case, you need to mix very fatty sour cream, sugar syrup and any non-alcoholic mint syrup. Fill the resulting mass into a siphon and store in it in the refrigerator (but not in the freezer). It is necessary to prepare the espuma (foam the mass with a siphon) right before serving, since the mousse has a very delicate texture and settles quickly.

And finally, sorbet. We prepare it like this: scald the basil with hot sugar syrup, let it stand for 2-3 minutes, take out the leaves. Then cool, add whipped egg white and the rest of the ingredients, whisk everything and send it to the sorbet bowl for making ice cream.

While Timur was cooking, we asked him which desserts he liked the most. It turned out that they are those in which, at first glance, incompatible tastes are combined. For example, basil and ice cream. And he also really loves chocolate ice cream, which he makes with Guinness beer (half a liter of beer for one and a half liters of composition for chocolate ice cream, beat in a sorbernitsa too).

When all three ingredients for our dessert are ready, we proceed to "assembling" the dessert. Timur does it very effectively. He places mint leaves in a glass vase, then places a glass cone on top, in which he places several spoons of bright green aromatic granite.

From above, with the movement of a magician, he uses a siphon to lay out a layer of light green delicate mousse and, finally, a ball of white ice cream is sent to the center of this magnificence.

This magnificent dessert is truly a complex piece. It is beautiful both visually and texturally and in taste. The eye is pleased with the color stretch from a white ball of ice cream to bright green mint. And there is also a gustatory and tactile play of sensations: from a rather sweet and dense creamy taste scoop of ice cream, through the most delicate texture whipped mousse to sour mint granite crystals. Plus the basil and mint in the dessert give a completely original combination. Royal dessert!

At first glance, it seems that it is rather difficult to make it, but it is still worth learning. Moreover, along the way, you can master several culinary techniques at once, which will give scope for your personal creativity.

When traveling, in addition to sightseeing races, excursions, overnight stays in hotels and planning travel routes, you want to take a break with a cup of coffee, enjoying the moment. For me, as a sweet tooth, the pleasure would be incomplete without a delicious local dessert. Therefore, in this post I will introduce you to desserts that you should definitely try during your trip to Europe, because European countries have presented the world with many interesting sweets.

Cake Black Forest or Black Forest (Germany)

In Germany, they know a lot not only about beer and Icebein shank. Here they cook delicious desserts and baked goods. It is not for nothing that there are bakeries (German: Bäckerei) in every corner of Germany, where fresh buns are baked every day.

The delicious chocolate cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtort), originally from the German region of Baden-Württemberg, is known all over the world. Rumor has it that the Black Forest cake was named after the eponymous German mountain range of this region.

Each cake layer is lined with cherries and the top of the cake is decorated with whipped cream and chocolate chips. Secret special taste Black Forest cake is to impregnate each cake alcoholic beverage Kirschwasser. According to German law, only a cake made with this alcoholic cherry drink can be called "Black Forest". The cake is incredibly delicious and soaked.

The largest original Black Forest cake was prepared in 2006 in the German amusement park Europa Park. Just imagine, the weight of the cake was 3000 kg, diameter - 10 m. In the production of the cake, 700 liters of whipped cream, 5600 eggs, 800 kg of cherries, 40 kg of chocolate chips and 120 liters of Kirschwasser were used.

Black Forest cake can be found on the menus of many restaurants in Baden-Württemberg, however, according to tourists, the most a tasty cake served in Triberg im Black Forest (Cafe Schaefer). The main pastry chef of this cafe, Klaus Schaefer, inherited the recipe for the original Black Forest cake from his father, who in turn worked with the creator of the cake, Josef Keller. The cost of a portion of a cake in this cafe is 3-4 Euro.

Cantuccini (Italy)

Italy is the birthplace of my favorite sweets - Tiramisu cake, airy Panna cotta and Italian dry biscuits Cantuccini from Florence. Italian macaroons cantuccini (or Biscotti) can be found in almost every pastry shop (Pasticceria) in northern Italy, where they are often called Cantucci for short.

These cookies are quite dry, and it is best to dip them in hot tea, mulled wine or Amaretto liqueur (this is not for everybody, but in general this liqueur gives an excellent combination with almonds). In addition to nuts, Cantuccini contains spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves. According to some recipes, raisins or chocolate pieces are also added to Cantuccini. In any case, this dish is simply delicious.

The cost of a portion of Cantuccini in an Italian pastry shop is about 24 Euros per 1 kilogram. I advise you to taste this delicious cookies at Il Cantuccio di San Lorenzo in Florence. Cantuccini are sold here in beautiful gift wraps that can be bought as a gift to loved ones.

Tiramisu (Italy)

Tiramisu, a favorite treat for sweet tooths from all over the world, was first prepared in Italy. it the most delicate dessert from Italian cheese Mascarpone, Savoyardi cookies, cocoa, eggs and sugar. Tiramisu can be soaked with coffee or Amaretto liqueur.

I was surprised that such a delicious dessert was invented by the families of poor farmers. The hostess beat eggs with sugar and soaked cookies with this mixture to feed her children, so the children stayed longer. Later, Mascarpone cheese and cocoa were added to this recipe.

There are many varieties of Tiramisu, and perhaps every Italian region prepares it differently. In Florence, we once had a chance to taste Tiramisu with green Mascarpone cheese, not white! I think the color of the cheese in this case depends on the impregnation of the dessert. In a cafe in Italy, Tiramisu is sold in portions - most often in separate glasses. Tiramisu can be prepared at home, but you should be careful to eat it on the same day or the next day at most - dessert from fresh eggs deteriorates very quickly!

Taste delicious tiramisu in Italy, locals recommend it in the Le Beccherie restaurant in Treviso, where, according to legend, this dessert was invented. A portion of air Tiramisu will cost you 6-7 Euros.

Kürtoskalác / trdlo (Hungary)

Those of you who have been to Prague have definitely seen a local delicacy -. However, few people know that this favorite delicacy of tourists does not come from the Czech Republic, but from Hungary and Romania, where it is known as Kürtőskalács.

Trdelnik is prepared from yeast dough... First, roll the dough into a long sausage, sprinkle it with sugar, then wrap this sausage around a wooden or metal rod, fry over an open fire, constantly rotating the rod, sprinkle with nuts, vanilla, pour caramel. An excellent addition for trdelnik is freshly brewed mulled wine with aromatic spices or punch.

The most delicious trdlo in Budapest is served in Molnár’s kürtőskalács cafe, located in the very center of the city - on Váci utca street. Here you can taste trdlo sprinkled with chocolate, almonds, hazelnuts, sugar, cinnamon and more. The cost of one trdelnik is 990 forints (about 3 Euro).

Macaron (France)

In Russia, macaroni are now no less popular than in their homeland - in France. Macaron is a sophisticated dessert originally from France. Macaron is a kind of delicate meringue with ground almonds and a filling of jam, ganache or cream. Macaroni are made in all colors of the rainbow with a variety of flavors - from fruity to chocolate. Due to the compact size of pasta, even a sweet tooth on a diet can afford them. Macaroni literally melt in your mouth.

The most famous coffee shop selling pasta with branches around the world is called Ladurée. A box of 6 pasta in it will cost you about 17 Euros. Here you can taste pasta with pistachios, lemon or exotic passionfruit. Rumor has it that the pasta was invented by a pastry chef from this coffee shop. In general, in France, macaroni is sold everywhere, even in McCafe McDonald's!

Sachertorte (Austria)

Sachertorte cake - a must-have, the creation of the Austrian Franz Sacher. Imagine, in Austria they even celebrate Sacher's Day, which falls on December 5th. What is the Sacher cake? This is a cake with a rich chocolate flavor with a thin layer of apricot jam on top and chocolate icing. The cake is traditionally served with unsweetened whipped cream.

Sachertorte is sold in many cafes in Vienna, including my favorite coffee shop Zanoni and Zanoni, where a portion of the cake will cost you only 3-4 Euros. However, the original Sacher, produced according to its own secret recipe, can only be tasted in the five-star hotel with a restaurant of the same name - Hotel Sacher. This hotel with a cafe was opened in 1876 by the son of that very Franz Sacher.

The secret of the original Sachertorte is said to be chocolate glaze, which includes three different varieties chocolate, which are made by different manufacturers specifically for the Sachertorte. Original cake The Sacher is handcrafted. Just think, annually the hotel of the same name produces about 300,000 Sacher cakes, baked from 1.2 million eggs, 80 tons of sugar, 70 tons of chocolate, 37 tons of apricot jam, 25 tons of butter and 30 tons of flour.

In the Cafe Sacher in Vienna, in addition to cake, you can taste coffee with the eponymous liqueur. A great addition to the Sachertorte is traditional Viennese coffee. However, be prepared for the queues and the rather high cost of dessert at Cafe Sacher: 7 Euros for a portion of the legendary Sacher.

Gelato (Italy)

It's no exaggeration to say that gelato is the tastiest ice cream in the world. There are many varieties of gelato, from the traditional chocolate and strawberry to the lavender and chestnut ice cream. Gelato in Italy - favorite treat children and adults. The shops selling gelato - gelateria - are full of people at any time of the day. Gelato is served in plastic jars or crispy cones topped with whipped cream or white / dark chocolate.

Gelato is renowned worldwide for its intense flavor, natural ingredients and reduced fat content. If you are in Rome, I recommend that you try gelato in one of the oldest gelaterias with a long tradition of producing delicious gelato. In the article "" I described the places where you can taste the most delicious ice cream in Rome.

My favorites are Straccitela's chocolate chip ice cream and pistachio ice cream. My favorite gelateria in Rome is Gelateria La Romana. The cost of one scoop of ice cream in it is 1.5-2 Euro.

Catalan cream (Spain)

Spanish Catalan cream (Crema Catalana) is a dessert similar to French creme brulee. The main ingredients of the dessert are milk, egg, sugar, spices. During the preparation process, the sugar on the dessert caramelizes, forming a thin crispy crust. This dessert is usually served in separate portioned platters. Catalan cream is an integral part of the Catalonia region.

With the taste of Catalan cream, liqueur, sweets, cocktails, nougat, chocolate and other products are produced in Spain. The cream is used to make some Earl Gray teas. Delicious Crema Catalana can be enjoyed in Barcelona at the Granja M. Viader coffee shop. For my taste, this dessert is quite specific, and personally I don't really like it, as well as French crème brulee. However, its popularity in Spain speaks for itself, so you may find it to your liking.

Lokum (Turkey)

Turks know a lot about sweets, and Turkish delight is a confirmation of this. Many have seen personally in Turkey or in the photo mountains of Turkish delight sausages stuffed with nuts. A variety of nuts are added to Turkish delight - pistachios, almonds, coconut. The delicacy was invented in the 18th century in Istanbul by the court pastry chef of the Turkish Sultan. Today, Turkish delight is produced in dozens of countries around the world, but it has gained particular popularity in the countries of Central Asia and some European countries (Bulgaria, Greece).

In Turkey, Turkish delight is sold already cut in gift boxes. Alternatively, you can buy it on the market and ask to cut off as much Turkish delight from the sausage as you need. There is delight with fruit juice, nuts, rose petals. Delight is prepared from starch, molasses and sugar with the addition of fruit juices.

If you are in Istanbul, go to (Grand Bazaar, Kapalıçarşı) for delicious Turkish delight. There you will not only be allowed to taste your favorite Turkish delight, but also will be poured aromatic tea for free. The cost of 1 kilogram of Turkish delight is from 20 Turkish liras. When we visit Turkey, we always buy a couple of kilograms of Turkish delight to treat friends and relatives.

Belgian waffles (Belgium)

Another worthy dessert was presented to the world by Belgium. Belgian waffles (Gaufres de Bruxelles) in Brussels are sold at every step, but the most interesting thing will be to taste them in the central square of Brussels, surrounded by fabulous European houses.

Belgian waffles are rectangular in shape and served with a topping of jam, hot chocolate, whipped cream, strawberries and caramel. Waffles can be eaten instead of breakfast or as a dessert after hearty lunch... In addition to the classic waffles, round Liège waffles are also popular in Belgium.

The best Belgian waffles according to tourists' reviews, you can taste it at the Le Funambule coffee shop in Brussels. This place is located a couple of minutes walk from the central square of the city of Grand Place next to Manneken Pis. Don't miss this iconic spot on your trip to Belgium! The waffles here are very hearty and tasty, and they simply must enter your gastronomic tour across Brussels. The cost of one portion is from 3 Euros.

Pastel de nata (Portugal)

Pastel de nata is the most popular pastry in Portugal. It looks like puff pastry cups with custard. You can taste pasteish not only in Portugal, but also in the former colonies of this country - in Brazil, Macau, Angola, etc. The cake is recommended to be eaten fresh - after even a few hours in the refrigerator it becomes soaked and becomes not so tasty.

In Portugal, pastel de nata is widely sold in local pastry shops (pastelaria) and shops for about 1 Euro per piece. We recommend sprinkling the cake generously with ground cinnamon and drinking a cup of invigorating American coffee - gastronomic ecstasy is guaranteed. We tried the most delicious pastes during our trip to Portugal at the restaurant in Porto Fábrica da Nata, address: Rua de Santa Catarina 331/335, 4000-451 Porto.

Stollen (Germany)

In Germany, a Christmas cake called Stollen is baked, somewhat reminiscent of raisin muffins that are sold in many Russian cookery. Only, unlike muffins, Stollen is softer and more soaked, not dry. Freshly baked stollen can be found in Christmas markets in German cities. He also all year round sold in stores in Germany, Czech Republic, Austria.

The sweet pie contains candied fruits, yeast dough, butter... Sprinkle the finished adit with powdered sugar. There are a variety of stollens: almond, marzipan, poppy, nut, champagne, curd. And Dresden even has its own adit, which is a registered geographic mark.