Unique Desserts From Around The World

By Marquerite Velasquez


Being in the United States, you ought to know that some of the most popular dessert treats which Americans and non-Americans know are ice cream, apple pie and the every-famous chocolate chip cookie. Being somewhere else however would also introduce you to some other popular desserts which can be as interesting as well so why don't we look into some of the other sweet offerings from around the globe.

One of the good examples would be the treat that people in Turkey highly enjoy - a dessert treat called tavuk gogsu. You will find that it comes with ingredients uncommonly thought to be those used for desserts as they include chicken breast and milk. Actually, this dessert is a pudding which is cooked by process of shredding or grinding up the chicken which has been boiled and incorporating other ingredients like boiled milk, cinnamon, coffee, salt and sugar.

One more dessert that would interest anyone is one that uses ingredients which appear likely to be found in some savory dish and it has a name "crme de abacate." Such a dessert is actually Brazilian and it is a concoction using a mixture of avocado, sugar, lime and really heavy cream or condensed milk. So when you are in Brazil, don't be surprised if you see ice cream or any other cold and sweet drinks made from avocadoes as they even use this crme de abacate as filling for cakes or in smoothies.

Do you want to see or taste more exotic dessert treats like chocolate-covered insects maybe, as they are highly popular in some countries around the world? For example, in Thailand one of their popular and favorite treats include chocolate-coated crunchy fried crickets and sometimes you'll even see tasty scorpions made into lollipops. Why some countries may even serve you with chocolate grasshoppers or chocolate ants and these items are considered to be a delicacy that is highly acclaimed.

If you happen to be in Iran then you must be introduced to their special dessert, Faloodeh. Using corn starch, sugar syrup and also rose water, this dessert is actually made into thin noodles. Having been popularly consumed for the past 2,000 years up to present, this perhaps is one of the oldest cold desserts in existence. You will find it topped with pistachios or sour cherry syrup at times. Most every ice cream shop in Iran definitely is sure to serve customers this common treat.

After all of these desserts being featured, it must make you highly motivated to enjoy some of your favorite American treats and a long list of those you will find at YoKuMon, a popular ice cream shop in Culver City. At YoKuMon, you'll find ice cream cones, shakes, sundaes and their highly acclaimed ice cream sandwich at just $2 each. The ice cream sandwich is a signature treat at this shop, created using the finest ice cream sandwiched between two freshly baked cookies. The cookies are prepared throughout the day, so you are guaranteed an amazing, fresh cookie at any time you visit the shop. You can customize the sandwich any way you want with any flavor of ice cream and any variety of cookies.




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