Food & Drink
Seattle’s 45 Best Global Dishes: Desserts
From colorful squares of Punjabi-style fudge to elegant slices of Swedish cake, these are a few of our favorite (local) international sweets
By Seattle Mag March 5, 2017
This article originally appeared in the March 2017 issue of Seattle magazine.
Princess Cake Slice
Byen Bakeri
Traditional Swedish prinsesstårta contains layers of sponge cake, raspberry jam and whipped cream, topped with green marzipan and a pink rose. It was named princess cake because of the three Swedish princesses who loved it so. $6.25. Queen Anne, 15 Nickerson St.; 206.218.1000; byenbakeri.com
Pista, Rose and Lemon Burfi, and Gajrela
Punjab Sweets
Pistachio, rose, lemon and shredded carrots are combined with cream and plenty of sugar to create these sugary fudge-like squares. $7.99–$8.99/pound. Kent, 23617 104th Ave. SE; 253.859.3236; punjabsweetsonline.com
Pistachio Baklava
Turkish Delight
Walnuts are commonly used in dessert fillings in parts of the Middle East, but we prefer the pistachios used in this syrup-soaked pastry. $4. Pike Place Market, 1930 Pike Place; 206.443.1387
Lord Chong Bai Tauy
Wann Yen
The green noodles in this Thai-style shaved ice are made with the fragrant pandan leaf. The dessert also includes smoky palm sugar and coconut milk. $4.75. University District, 1313 NE 43rd St.; 206.432.5902; wannyen.com
Strawberry Shortcake
Modern
This layered cake with barely sweet cream and fresh strawberries is the most popular Western-style cake in Japan. $5. Phinney Ridge, 6108 Phinney Ave. N; 206.420.4088; modern-seattle.com
Flan
Salvadorean Bakery
Creamy caramel flan is a common dessert throughout Latin America. $2.50. White Center, 1719 SW Roxbury St.; 206.762.4064; thesalvadoreanbakery.com
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