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1Sri Lanka

1Bulgaria

1Egypt

1País Vasco

1Ukraine

1China

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Sri Lanka

1 dish from Sri Lanka

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Bibikkan
A traditional Sri Lankan coconut cake made with shredded coconut, jaggery, semolina, and spices. Its dark, moist crumb is enjoyed during festive and religious occasions, including Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and Sinhala and Tamil New Year.
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Bulgaria

1 dish from Bulgaria

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Biscuit cake
A Bulgarian no-bake tea cake made with digestive biscuits and optional chocolate glaze, resembling an American icebox cake.
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Egypt

1 dish from Egypt

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basbousa
A sweet semolina dessert popular across the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and the Balkans, baked in a sheet pan, soaked in sugar syrup, and cut into diamonds or squares.
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País Vasco

1 dish from País Vasco

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gâteau Basque
A traditional cake from the Northern Basque Country, usually filled with black cherry jam or pastry cream. A cream-filled version is more typical of the Southern Basque Country.
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Ukraine

1 dish from Ukraine

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Medivnyk
A Ukrainian honey cake and a foundational dessert of Lviv regional cuisine, made with spices, nuts, and raisins, with buckwheat honey preferred. The name can also denote a hard honey cookie.
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China

1 dish from China

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Osmanthus cake
A Chinese pastry of glutinous rice flour, honey, sweet osmanthus, and rock sugar, with a crystal-clear appearance and soft, slightly waxy texture.
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Belgium

1 dish from Belgium

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merveilleux
A small Belgian cake of two light meringue layers joined with whipped cream, then coated in cream and chocolate shavings, sometimes topped with a candied cherry. Also found in France and some U.S. cities.
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France

1 dish from France

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mille-feuille
A French dessert of puff pastry layered with pastry cream. Its modern form was shaped by improvements made by Marie-Antoine Carême.
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Italy

1 dish from Italy

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torta 900
An Italian layer cake from Ivrea, torta 900 combines chocolate sponge cake with a filling of mascarpone, whipped cream, and chocolate.
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