![]() Basbousa topped with walnuts | |
Alternative names | Harisa |
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Type | Dessert |
Region or state | Egypt |
Serving temperature | Cold or warm |
Main ingredients | Semolina or farina, syrup |
Basbousa (Egyptian Arabic: بسبوسه, romanized: basbūsah) is a sweet, syrup-soaked semolina cake that is typically associated with Egyptian cuisine, and is also popular in the wider region.[1][2] The semolina batter is baked in a sheet pan,[3] then sweetened with orange flower water, rose water or simple syrup, and typically cut into diamond (lozenge) shapes or squares.
It originated in Egypt, but is also popular throughout the Middle East and the Mediterranean under different names and variations like: Nammoura, Harissa and Revani