Category: Desserts

Dessert (/dɪˈzɜːrt/) is a course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods, such as confections, and possibly a dessert wine and liqueur beverage. In some parts of the world, such as much of central and western Africa, and most parts of China, there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal.

The term dessert can apply to many confections, such as biscuits, cakes, cookies, custards, gelatins, ice creams, pastries, pies, puddings, sweet soups, tarts, and fruit salad. Fruit is also commonly found in dessert courses because of its naturally occurring sweetness. Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly savory to create desserts.

“Dessert” originated from the French word desservir, meaning “to clear the table.” Its first known use was in 1600, in a health education manual entitled Natural and artificial Directions for Health, written by William Vaughan.

In his A History of Desserts (2013), Michael Krondl explains that it refers to the fact that dessert was served after the table had been cleared of other dishes.

The term dates from the 14th century but attained its current meaning around the beginning of the 20th century when “service à la française” (setting a variety of dishes on the table at the same time) was replaced with “service à la russe” (presenting a meal in courses).

In India, it is even known as sweets. There are much variety of desserts presents in India. Based on Indian states, they have different sweets recipes. In this category, we will be sharing all different types of desserts.