Dessert is a course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods,such as cake,biscuit,ice cream and possibly a beverage such as dessert wine and liqueur. Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly savory to create desserts. In some parts of the world there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal.
Kakigōri (かき氷) is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener,often condensed milk.
Snow cream can be one of two distinct desserts.
Ais kacang,literally meaning "bean ice",also commonly known as ABC,meaning "mixed ice"),is a Malaysian dessert which is common in Malaysia,Singapore and Brunei.
Halo-halo,also spelled haluhalo,Tagalog for "mixed",is a popular cold dessert in the Philippines made up of crushed ice,evaporated milk or coconut milk, and various ingredients including side dishes such as ube jam,sweetened kidney beans or garbanzo beans,coconut strips,sago,gulaman (agar),pinipig,boiled taro or soft yams in cubes,flan,slices or portions of fruit preserves and other root crop preserves. The dessert is topped with a scoop of ube ice cream. It is usually prepared in a tall clear glass and served with a long spoon. Halo-halo is considered to be the unofficial national dessert of the Philippines.
Grass jelly,also known as leaf jelly or herb jelly,is a jelly-like dessert originating in China. It is commonly consumed in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is created by using Chinese mesona and has a mild,slightly bitter taste. Grass jelly was invented by the Hakka people who historically used the food to alleviate heat stroke after long days working in the field. The dish was introduced to Southeast Asia by the Chinese diaspora. It is served chilled,with other toppings,such as fruit,or in bubble tea or other drinks. Outside Asia,it is sold in Asian supermarkets.
Mithai (sweets) are the confectionery and desserts of the Indian subcontinent. Thousands of dedicated shops in India,Bangladesh,Nepal,Pakistan and Sri Lanka sell nothing but sweets.
Cendol is an iced sweet dessert that contains droplets of pandan-flavoured green rice flour jelly,coconut milk and palm sugar syrup. It is commonly found in Southeast Asia and is popular in Indonesia,Malaysia,Brunei,Cambodia,East Timor,Laos,Vietnam,Thailand,Singapore,Philippines,and Myanmar. Next to the green jelly,additional toppings might be added,including diced jackfruit,sweetened red azuki beans,or durian.
Shaved ice is a large family of ice-based desserts made of fine shavings of ice and sweet condiments or syrups. Usually,the syrup is added after the ice has been frozen and shaved—typically at the point of sale;however,flavoring can also be added before freezing. The dessert is consumed worldwide in various forms and ways. Shaved ice can also be mixed with large quantities of liquid to produce shaved ice drinks.
Shave ice or Hawaiian shave ice is an ice-based dessert made by shaving a block of ice and flavoring it with syrup and other sweet ingredients. On Hawai‘i Island,it is also referred to as "ice shave".
Frozen dessert is a dessert made by freezing liquids,semi-solids,and sometimes solids. They may be based on flavored water,on fruit purées,on milk and cream,on custard,on mousse (semifreddo),and others. It is sometimes sold as ice-cream in South Asia and other countries.
A piragua[piˈɾa.ɣwa] is a Puerto Rican shaved ice dessert,shaped like a cone,consisting of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup. Piraguas are sold by vendors,known as piragüeros,from small,traditionally brightly-colored pushcarts offering a variety of flavors. Besides Puerto Rico,piraguas can be found in mainland areas of the United States with large Puerto Rican communities,such as New York and Central Florida.
Chhoah-peng or Tsua bing,also known as Baobing in Mandarin,is a shaved ice dessert introduced to Taiwan under Japanese rule,and then spread from Taiwan to Greater China and countries with large regional Overseas Chinese populations such as Malaysia and Singapore. It is especially popular in Taiwan where the dish has a variation called xuehua bing (雪花冰),in which the ice is not made out of water but milk.
Es campur is an Indonesian cold and sweet dessert concoction of fruit cocktails,coconut,tapioca pearls,grass jellies,etc. served in shaved ice,syrup and condensed milk.
Namkhaeng sai is a Thai version of shaved ice or snow cone. It is also known as wan yen or chamba. Namkhaeng sai is simply shaved ice in a bowl,poured on top with sweet syrup and condensed milk
Es doger is an Indonesian coconut milk-based shaved ice beverage with pinkish color often served as a dessert. It is a specialty of Bandung,West Java. The main,or base,part is sugared sweet coconut milk-based ice in pink syrup,served with pacar cina merah delima,avocado,cassava tapai,ketan hitam tapai,jackfruit,diced bread and condensed milk. The condensed milk can be plain (white),or chocolate flavoured. Es doger gains its pinkish color from rozen (rose) syrup,cocopandan syrup,or pink food coloring. Es doger is commonly sold by travelling vendor carts in major Indonesian cities,mainly in Bandung,Jakarta,Malang and Surabaya.
Samalamig,also known as palamig,is a collective term for various Filipino sweet chilled beverages that usually include jelly-like ingredients. They come in various flavors,and are commonly sold by street vendors as refreshments. Typical ingredients of the drinks include gulaman (agar),sago pearls,kaong,tapioca pearls,nata de coco,and coconut. They are usually anglicized as pearl coolers or pearl and jelly coolers.
Buko salad,usually anglicized as young coconut salad,is a Filipino fruit salad dessert made from strips of fresh young coconut (buko) with sweetened milk or cream and various other ingredients. It is one of the most popular and ubiquitous Filipino desserts served during celebrations and fiestas.
Iskrambol,also known as ice scramble,is a Filipino frozen dessert made from shaved ice with banana extract and evaporated milk with sugar It is then topped with a variety of ingredients including powdered milk,marshmallows,strawberry syrup,chocolate syrup,pinipig,tapioca pearls,and sprinkles,among others. The regular banana extract flavored dessert is characteristically dyed pink while other flavors may be dyed accordingly.
