By Shireen Jamooji
December 10th, 2023
A pastry, a delectable culinary creation, is a sweet or savoury baked confection crafted from a delicate interplay of flour, butter, and other ingredients. There are many around the world to sample, here are a few of the most popular.
A delicate, flaky pastry from France, the croissant is a buttery delight, known for its crescent shape and layers that melt in the mouth.
Hailing from Italy, cannoli are crispy pastry tubes filled with sweet ricotta cheese, often adorned with chocolate chips or pistachios.
A triangular parcel of joy, the samosa is a popular Indian snack with a crisp exterior and a spiced filling of potatoes, peas, and sometimes meat.
Austria offers the iconic strudel, a thin pastry rolled around sweet or savoury fillings like apples or spinach.
Portugal's pride, Pastel de Nata, is a custard tart with a flaky crust, dusted with cinnamon, and enjoyed worldwide.
A rich and sweet pastry, baklava, is made of layers of filo dough, filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with honey or syrup.
A symbol of American tradition, apple pie boasts a buttery crust enveloping sweet, spiced apples, often enjoyed with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.