This is a popular dessert in Egypt.

Variation can include adding raisins, shredded coconuts, various nuts, or even a scoop of ice cream on top.

Belila is a popular desert in Egypt. It is also used as a breakfast, much like porridge in England.

Konafa is made of a very thin half cooked pastry. The closest in North America would be vermicelli or Angel hair.

Konafa can be found in some Middle Eastern groceries.

In Turkey and Greece, the name Kataifi is used for what Egyptian call Konafa, while Katayef is another different Egyptian desert.

Vermicelli can be made into a rice or pasta substitute, or side dish. This recipe however, makes it a dessert.

Kahk is a dessert that is traditionally made at certain times of the year in Egypt.

It is one of the vanishing ways of cooking in Egypt.

Omm Ali means "Mother of Ali". This dish has some unsavory history.

In Arab countries, it is customary to call a person as "Father of ..." and then the name of the eldest son. Omm Ali was the wife of a ruler from the Ayyubid dynasty. Her rival Shagaret El Dorr (Tree of Pearls) was the second wife of that ruler. After his death, Shagaret El Dorr arranged for Om Ali to be murdered by her servants, and to celebrate, she distributed bread with milk and honey.

Shagaret El Dorr ruled Egypt for some time in the name of her husband, and would later die in a conspiracy too.

This became a dish known as Om Ali.

This is a popular Egyptian desert.