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basbousa

Name: basbousa
Cuisine: Egypt

Traditional dish from Egypt

Vegetarian

About basbousa

semolina or farina cake soaked in simple syrup, it was invented in the 12-16 century

Basbousa is a sweet, syrup-soaked semolina dessert popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The semolina batter is baked in a sheet pan, then sweetened with sugar syrup and typically cut into diamond (lozenge) shapes or squares.