Aish as-Saraya

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]

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

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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