World Recipes

Crispy golden rice crust — the most fought-over part of any Persian meal.

Layers of phyllo, nuts, and syrup — the queen of Middle Eastern sweets.

Layers of paper-thin phyllo brushed with butter, filled with pistachios, baked crisp and soaked in sugar syrup.

Complex Ethiopian spice blend of dried chiles, fenugreek, cardamom, coriander, and over a dozen aromatics.

Fried milk-solid balls soaked in rose-cardamom syrup — India's favorite sweet.

Coconut sticky rice with ripe mango — the perfect Thai dessert.

Dense, moist date sponge cake drenched in warm toffee sauce, served with cream or vanilla ice cream.

Light sponge cake soaked in three milks (evaporated, condensed, and heavy cream) until impossibly moist.

Vanilla gelato drowned in hot espresso — 2 ingredients, perfect.

Paper-thin strudel dough rolled around spiced apples, raisins, and breadcrumbs, baked until shattering and golden.

Layered dessert of vanilla pudding, Nilla wafers, and sliced bananas topped with meringue or whipped cream.

Pillowy squares of fried yeast dough buried under a mountain of powdered sugar, a New Orleans institution.

Fudgy chocolate truffles made from condensed milk and cocoa, rolled in chocolate sprinkles.

Crispy fried shells filled with sweet ricotta cream.

Fried dough sticks with thick hot chocolate for dipping.

Fried choux dough sticks coated in cinnamon sugar, served with thick hot chocolate for dipping.

Swedish cardamom-scented dough rolled with cinnamon-butter filling, formed into knots, and topped with pearl sugar.

Slow-cooked caramelized milk spread used in desserts, on toast, and as a filling for alfajores.

Naan topped with garlic and butter — everyone's favorite.

Sweet stuffed pancakes with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts — winter street food.

Spongy fermented flatbread — plate, utensil, and food all in one.

Crispy fried spirals soaked in saffron syrup — crunchy, sweet, addictive.

Rice pudding slow-cooked in milk with cardamom, saffron, and nuts.

Sticky, spongy apricot pudding drenched in hot cream sauce, the quintessential South African dessert.

Sweet glutinous rice steamed with coconut milk and sugar, served with ripe mango slices and a drizzle of salted coconut cream.

Leavened flatbread baked in tandoor — pillowy with charred bubbles.

Set cream dessert with vanilla — wobbles like a dream.

Flaky, layered whole wheat flatbread cooked with ghee.

Bubbling spiced peaches under a sweet biscuit or cake batter topping, served warm with ice cream.

Upside-down caramelized apple tart — the happy accident.

Upside-down caramelized apple tart baked with puff pastry and inverted to serve.

Laminated yeast dough with butter, shaped into various forms and filled with custard, almond paste, or fruit.

Spherical Danish pancakes cooked in a special cast-iron pan, served with jam and powdered sugar.

Creamy cinnamon rice pudding — naturally egg-free and nut-free.

Finely shaved milk ice with red beans, mochi, and toppings.

Creamy custard tart with a cinnamon-dusted top in a sweet pastry crust, an Afrikaner classic.

Turmeric-coconut rice shaped into a cone and served with fried chicken, eggs, tempeh, and sambal for celebrations.

Deep-fried puffed whole wheat bread.

Whole wheat flatbread — the daily bread of India.

Dulce de leche pudding topped with port-spiked meringue, Lima's signature dessert.

Jiggly coconut pudding set with cornstarch and dusted with cinnamon, a beloved Christmas dessert.

Crunchy fried dough snacks flavored with nutmeg and sugar, a festive West African treat.

Strings of walnuts dipped repeatedly in thickened grape juice and dried into chewy, candle-shaped candy.