Basbousa

Basbousa

Basbousa (Arabic), revani (Turkish) or ravani (Greek ραβανί) is a sweet cake made of a semolina soaked in syrup. Coconut is a populat addition to the cake.

It is found in the cuisines of the eastern Mediterranean under a variety of names. [http://rosas-yummy-yums.blogspot.com/2006/12/basbousa.html] It appears to be a variant of the Egyptian dish ma'mounia. Basbousa is very common is Arabia.

References

* Alan Davidson, Oxford Companion to Food


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