Basbousa

Basbousa, called namurrah in Lebanon, harriseh in Palestine, revani in Greece and Turkey, and ravani in Iran, is a dessert found across north Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, made with baked semolina, often with nuts, steeped in syrup.

Characteristic of: African cuisine Albanian cuisine Algerian cuisine Egyptian cuisine Greek cuisine Levantine cuisine North African cuisine Ottoman cuisine Turkish cuisine

Categories: Arab desserts Arab pastries Cake Dessert Greek desserts Turkish dessert

Also known as:

Arabic: basbūsahروانيnamouraharesh

English: hareesanamurrahNamouraHarriseh

Farsi: ravani

Greek: revani

Turkish: revani

Wikidata ID: Q2317875

Wikipedia title: Basbousa

References:

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/mar/02/meera-sodha-basbousa-algerian-love-cake-recipe

Wikipedia article: Basbousa