Aish as-Saraya

Aish as-Saraya
TypeDessert
Place of originEgypt
Main ingredientsbread, sugar, qishta, rosewater, orange blossom water, lemon juice, water

Aish as-Saraya (Arabic: عيش السرايا, literally: "palace bread", in Egypt it is shortened "عيش" "bread") is an Arab dessert eaten regularly in the Levant and Egypt,[1][2] consisting of syrup-soaked breadcrumbs topped with clotted cream and pistachios, and contains neither eggs nor butter.[3] It is popular in the Arab world.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Arab Observer (198–210 ed.). National Publications House. 1964.
  2. ^ Sula Benet (1957). Festive recipes and festival menus. Abelard-Schuman. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-200-71721-2.
  3. ^ Greg Malouf; Lucy Malouf (November 2007). Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon and Syria. Tuttle Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7946-0490-5.
  4. ^ Hassan Abdallah (1966). The Handbook of Egypt. National Publication and Print. House. p. 48.
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