Traditional Eid desserts from around the world

Though the pandemic is not over, that should not stop the warmth of festivals. Also known as Eid ul-Fitr, the festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. People from the community cook delicious meals and sweets on this day to celebrate the festival.

Here’s a look at some famous traditional sweets that are prepared on Eid.

This special recipe is prepared by Bosnians on the special day. The dish is prepared using poached apples, which are stuffed with walnuts and topped with whipped cream.

In Burma, people celebrate the day by preparing this traditional sweet vermicelli pudding. The sweet dish is then served with coconut, raisins and fried cashews.

This is how India celebrates Meethi Eid. The meethi seviyan or sweet vermicelli is prepared across India on the day of Eid. These vermicelli milk puddings are the first thing people taste in the morning after offering the first Eid namaz (prayer).

Eid celebrations in Lebanon are considered incomplete without maamoul. These delicious, buttery, shortbread cookies are stuffed with dates and nuts and are served in almost every house in Lebanon.

This sweet dish is a Turkish delight and kids simply love these colourful chewy sweets that are prepared specially on Eid.

Indonesians prepare this special Dutch cake to mark their happiness. This thousand-layered spice cake is definitely time-consuming to dole out, but is worth every minute spent.

If you are in Libya during Eid celebrations, it’s most likely that you’ll be served the delicious jelly-like dessert, aseeda. Libyans love eating aseeda, which is made using wheat flour and honey.