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Basbousa

Name: Basbousa
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 2 cups semolina; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup yogurt; 1/2 cup butter; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp rose water; 10 pieces almonds; 2 cups water

Basbousa is a sweet, semolina-based cake soaked in sugar syrup, known for its moist texture and fragrant notes of rose or orange blossom water. It is a beloved dessert in Egyptian cuisine, often served during celebrations and family gatherings.

8 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Egyptian70%

Levantine30%

Ingredients

semolina
2 cups
sugar
1 cup
yogurt
1 cup
butter
1/2 cup
baking powder
1 tsp
rose water
2 tbsp
almonds
10 pieces
water
2 cups

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Basbousa has roots in Middle Eastern and North African culinary traditions, with its Egyptian variation becoming widely popular for its unique use of semolina and floral syrups.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Egyptian70%

ingredients+techniques

Levantine30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

mixing baking soaking

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