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Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly flavored one, such as some cheeses. Some cultures do not have a separate final sweet course but mix sweet and savory dishes throughout the meal as in Chinese cuisine. Often, the dessert is seen as a separate meal or snack rather than a course, and may be eaten some time after the meal (usually in less formal settings). Some restaurants specialize in dessert.
Common desserts include:
- Blancmange
- Brownies
- Cake
- Cannoli
- Cookies
- Crème brûlée
- Custard
- Fruit
- Fudge
- Gelatin dessert
- Gelato
- Ice cream
- Ice milk
- Junket
- Mousse
- Orange sherbet smoothie
- Pie
- Pudding
- Sherbet
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Sorbet
- Spotted dick
- Tapioca pudding
- Tiramisu
- Truffle
- Yogurt
See also: Wikimedia Cookbook