
Nutrition
- Protein5%
- Fat39%
- Carbohydrates56%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A sweet semolina cake soaked in syrup or honey, often flavored with rose water or orange blossom.
- Cuisine
- Middle Eastern
Typical ingredients
- semolina
- sugar
- yogurt
- butter
- syrup
- nuts
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
Egypt

- Origin
- Egypt
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Basbousa (Arabic: بسبوسة, romanized: basbūsah, also known as harisa, nammoura, or revani) is a sweet, syrup-soaked semolina dessert popular throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Caucasus and the Balkans.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Basbousa” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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