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The best dessert in 24 countries around the world
France: Crème brûlée
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Indonesia: Dadar gulung
![Indonesia: Dadar gulung](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526982,width-700,height-525,imgsize-512509/indonesia-dadar-gulung.jpg)
In Indonesian, dadar means pancake and gulung means to roll, so it's no wonder this dessert — popular on the Indonesian island of Java — is named dadar gulung. It's a green pancake made from pandanus leaves that is rolled and then filled with coconut sugar.
America: Apple pie
![America: Apple pie](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526981,width-700,height-525,imgsize-399889/america-apple-pie.jpg)
It doesn't get any more American than apple pie. The pie — consisting of apple pieces wrapped in a flaky crust — can be served with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or even cheddar cheese.
Turkey: Baklava
![Turkey: Baklava](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526980,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1466959/turkey-baklava.jpg)
One of Turkey's specialties, baklava, consists of phyllo dough layered between a mixture of chopped nuts. The squares are held together by syrup or honey.
Italy: Gelato
![Italy: Gelato](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526979,width-700,height-525,imgsize-359774/italy-gelato.jpg)
The streets of Italy are lined with restaurants selling gelato, an Italian version of ice cream that is more like soft-serve than traditional American ice cream. Gelato comes in a wide variety of flavors, including raspberry, pistachio, rum, and chocolate.
Peru: Picarones
![Peru: Picarones](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526978,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1122887/peru-picarones.jpg)
Picarones are a Peruvian doughnut. They're made by deep frying a combination of sweet potato, squash, flour, yeast, sugar, and anise.
Russia: Syrniki
![Russia: Syrniki](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526977,width-700,height-525,imgsize-354203/russia-syrniki.jpg)
Russians are particularly fond of syrniki, a pancake that is made out of quark — a fresh dairy product made from cheese that has a texture similar to sour cream. The pancakes are then fried and served with jam, apple sauce, sour cream, or honey.
Spain: Tarta de Santiago
![Spain: Tarta de Santiago](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526976,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1074798/spain-tarta-de-santiago.jpg)
Tarta de Santiago is Spanish for cake of Saint James. The almond cake has a rich history: It originated in the Middle Ages in Galicia, a region in the northwest of Spain.
Japan: Mochi
![Japan: Mochi](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526974,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1217479/japan-mochi.jpg)
Japanese mochi gets its name from mochigome, a glutinous rice that is pounded into a paste and molded into a circular shape. Mochi is available year-round, but it is most often eaten and sold at Japanese New Year. It is often wrapped around a small scoop of ice cream.
Argentina: Pastelitos
![Argentina: Pastelitos](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526973,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1316449/argentina-pastelitos.jpg)
Commonly eaten on Argentine independence day, pastelitos are flaky puff pastries filled with sweet quince or sweet potato, then deep fried and finished with a dusting of sprinkles.
England: Banoffee pie
![England: Banoffee pie](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526972,width-700,height-525,imgsize-503870/england-banoffee-pie.jpg)
England is home to banoffee pie, a delicious pie made with bananas, cream, toffee, and sometimes chocolate or coffee.
Brazil: Brigadeiros
![Brazil: Brigadeiros](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526971,width-700,height-525,imgsize-159616/brazil-brigadeiros.jpg)
Brigadeiros are eaten at any major Brazilian celebration. Similar to a truffle, the dessert is made with powdered chocolate, condensed milk, and butter. It can either be eaten as a cooked mixture or be molded into little individual balls covered in sprinkles.
China: Dragon beard candy
![China: Dragon beard candy](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526970,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1226870/china-dragon-beard-candy.jpg)
Dragon beard candy is not only a Chinese dessert, but also a handmade traditional art of the country. Resembling a white cocoon, dragon beard candy is made mainly from sugar and maltose syrup, along with peanuts, sesame seeds, and coconut.
Belgium: Belgian waffle
![Belgium: Belgian waffle](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526969,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1398863/belgium-belgian-waffle.jpg)
As the name suggests, Belgian waffles come from Belgium and are a common street snack throughout the country. The buttery treats are best when eaten warm and topped with powdered sugar or Nutella.
India: Gulab jamun
![India: Gulab jamun](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526968,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1262041/india-gulab-jamun.jpg)
Gulab jamun is one of India's most beloved desserts, though it is also eaten throughout Southeast Asia. Best described as donut holes dipped in a sugary syrup, gulab jamun is made with milk powder and traditionally fried in ghee — a type of butter — and not oil.
Austria: Sachertorte
![Austria: Sachertorte](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526966,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1172854/austria-sachertorte.jpg)
If Austria is known for one kind of dessert, it's the Sachertorte, a dense but not overly sweet chocolate cake invented in 1832 by Austrian Franz Sacher. The recipe is still known only by confectioners at the Hotel Sacher in Vienna.
Australia: Lamingtons
![Australia: Lamingtons](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526965,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1305444/australia-lamingtons.jpg)
Lamingtons are Australian dessert squares that consist of yellow sponge cake coated in chocolate and then topped with coconut flakes.
Germany: Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
![Germany: Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526964,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1196450/germany-schwarzwlder-kirschtorte.jpg)
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte literally translates to Black Forest cherry torte and comes from Germany's southwest Black Forest region. The mixture of cream, chocolate, cherries, and kirsch — a Germany fruit brandy — makes for a decadent cake.
Iceland: Skyr
![Iceland: Skyr](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526963,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1269435/iceland-skyr.jpg)
Skyr has been a part of Icelandic cuisine for thousands of years. The yogurt-like dessert is served chilled with milk and sugar and sometimes fruit as well.
Canada: Nanaimo bar
![Canada: Nanaimo bar](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526962,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1215621/canada-nanaimo-bar.jpg)
The Canadian nanaimo bar gets its name from the city of Nanaimo in British Columbia. The simple dessert requires no baking; it's a wafer crumb crust layered with custard-flavored butter icing and topped with melted chocolate.
South Africa: Koeksisters
![South Africa: Koeksisters](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526961,width-700,height-525,imgsize-612731/south-africa-koeksisters.jpg)
Commonly paired with tea, koeksisters are a South African dessert named after "koekje," the Dutch word for cookie. They are extremely sweet rolls of dough that have been fried and dipped in cold sugar syrup.
Sweden: Prinsesstårta
![Sweden: Prinsesstårta](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526960,width-700,height-525,imgsize-229326/sweden-prinsesstrta.jpg)
Princess cake — or prinsesstårta in Swedish — is a layer cake from Sweden that is covered in a hard topping of marzipan, which is usually green, giving the cake a unique look. Beneath the marzipan are alternating layers of sponge cake, pastry cream, and whipped cream.
Egypt: Om ali
![Egypt: Om ali](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526959,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1493668/egypt-om-ali.jpg)
Om (or umm) ali is the Egyptian version of American bread pudding. It is made with puff pastry, milk, sugar, vanilla, raisins, coconut flakes, and a variety of nuts.
Poland: Makowiec
![Poland: Makowiec](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-54526958,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1067493/poland-makowiec.jpg)
Though makowiec is most often served around the holidays in Poland, the pastry can be found in most of the country all year round. It is a roll of sweet yeast bread that is filled with dense poppy seed and sometimes topped with icing.
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