- Basbousa
Basbousa (Arabic), revani (Turkish) or ravani (Greek ραβανί) is a sweet cake made of a
semolina soaked insyrup . 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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