By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
September 28th, 2023
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Eid-e-Milad, also known as Mawlid al-Nabi, is celebrated by Muslims as the birthday of Prophet Muhammad with prayers, recitations of his life story, and acts of charity. This day falls on 28th September this year. People from the community cook delicious meals and sweets on this day to celebrate the festival.Here’s a look at 10 traditional sweets that are prepared on Eid, all over the world.
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This sweet is prepared by Bosnians using poached apples, which are stuffed with walnuts and topped with whipped cream.
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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.
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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.
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This sweet dish is a Turkish delight and kids simply love these colourful chewy sweets that are prepared specially on Eid.
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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).
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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.
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Libya celebrates Eid with this delicious jelly-like dessert. Libyans love eating Aseeda, which is made using wheat flour and honey.
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This dessert is a top pick in Levant cultures. For this dessert, shredded phyllo dough is paired with a white cheese, such as Nabulsi or Akkawi cheese. It’s served with a drizzle of fragrant sugar syrup, usually as a rectangular slab of cake.
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Dates are delicious on their own, but for Eid al-Fitr, many people prefer to dress them up with stuffings. Common stuffings include whole nuts, nut butters, cream cheese and sweet pastes made from nuts, honey, and rose water.
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In Uzbekistan, Eid is celebrated with nisholda or nishallo. Egg whites are whipped and combined with sugar and plant roots, usually licorice root.
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