I also generally dislike Indian dessert. My wife’s family is Indian and even they don’t really like it - we have vanilla ice cream for dessert at family events.
There are occasional exceptions, and for me it’s mostly when the dessert is heavily flavored with cream and cardamom. That’s an interesting and rich flavor, kind of like rice pudding.
Kunufe, a Turkish dessert competes with western desserts.
I’ve had that at a Kurdish restaurant. Doesn’t compete with western desserts imo.
Dessert is the one area western food is better than eastern. On the savoury side, eastern food murders western. It’s not close. On average our food is bland boring crap compared to nearly all eastern food.
The greatest steak dinner ever made can’t compare to a $1 bowl of Khao Soi.
As for Japanese food, their worst competes with our best. 
A good Knafeh is so fucking good. I would say while variations exist in Turkey and all around the area, it’s predominantly a Palestinian dish that is stupidly popular in Israel now.
It has way more in common to “western” desserts than “eastern”. Its a pastry with dairy.
Best dessert on the planet - sticky rice and mango.
My spelling is the way you’re suppose to pronounce it. K-ne-feh is also acceptable. The k is not silent of course.
There are quite a few Arabic or Arabic-inspired desserts that will make it big in America eventually. Malabi is a decent bet.
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ordering will hopefully happen soon.
That’s another one that just doesn’t do anything for me but apparently tons of people love.
Love these things.
Chinese custard tarts are very good, mostly made in Honk Kong…
Rewatching and just watched this scene. It would be less jarring if Bartlett had turned into a dragon!
For some reason Tiree makes me think of the island on Father Ted - with windsurfers.
…prolly kite surfers now (#showingmyage)
I’ve been following this since they walked out. Nice to see him getting a small amount of his due.
I don’t like the donut things or red bean/tapioca, but daan taat is really good. We get them at dim sum and they’re usually warm and the crust is super flaky and delicious. Pretty much the only foreign dessert I like, maybe.
Yeah I guess, but it’s 100% from English custard tarts or the Portugese equivalent.
Can someone please explain why active duty military get to board planes first?
Because you live in the heart of a militaristic globe spanning empire way past it’s prime that throws up a facade of deference to mask the rot inherent in its decaying structure.
