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Armenian desserts

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baklava
Baklava (, or ) is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with either syrup or honey.
compote
Compote or compôte (French for stewed fruit) is a dessert originating in medieval Europe, made of whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. Whole fruits are cooked in water with sugar and spices. The syrup may be seasoned with vanilla, lemon or orange peel, cinnamon sticks or powder, cloves, other spices, ground almonds, grated coconut, candied fruit or raisins. The compote is served either warm or cold.
basbousa
Basbousa () is a sweet, syrup-soaked semolina Arab dessert popular throughout the Arab world, Middle East and North Africa. The semolina batter is baked in a sheet pan, then sweetened with sugar syrup and typically cut into diamond (lozenge) shapes or squares.
aşure
Ashure, aşure, anoushabour, anoushabur, '''Noah's pudding or trigo koço''' is a sweet pudding that is made of a mixture consisting of various types of grains, fresh and dried fruits, and nuts.
qurabiya
'''''' are a shortbread-type biscuit, usually made with ground almonds. Versions are found in most Arab, Balkan and Ottoman cuisines, with various different forms and recipes. They are similar to polvorones from Andalusia.
gata
traditional Armenian sweet pastry
pestil
Pestil is a traditional dried fruit pulp that is commonly produced in Anatolia and Armenia. It is known under different names such as bastegh or pastegh (), '''t'tu lavash (), bestil, and fruit leather'''.
Nazook
Nazook (also spelled nazuk or nazouk; Armenian Նազուկ) is a rolled Assyrian or Armenian pastry made from flour, butter, sugar, sour cream, yeast, vanilla extract and eggs, with a filling (khoriz) often made with nuts, especially walnuts. Nazook is sometimes referred to as gata.
Sharots
Sharots (, ), also known as kaghtsr sujukh () is a traditional Armenian confection made from halved walnut kernels threaded onto a string and coated with a spiced grape-based mixture. Sharots has its own specific method of preparation that includes the use of a blend of cinnamon, clove, and cardamom, which contributes to its distinctive flavor and aroma that differentiates it from similar confections.
Marlenka
Marlenka () is a layered honey cake that originated from a traditional Armenian family recipe and produced in the Czech Republic. It is manufactured by the company Marlenka International s.r.o., based in Frýdek-Místek, and has become a commercially available dessert in several countries.