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Mochi:
A Japanese rice cake made of sticky rice that’s pounded into a paste, then molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki. While also eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time.
Mochi is often filled with a variety of confectionery delights like red bean paste, jam, or ice cream.
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Red velvet cupcake
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Chocolate mousse cups
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Fried plantains: possibly the most ubiquitous sweet treat in the world. Whether you like them sweet, salty, tangy, boiled, twice fried, caramelized, or baked- there is a fried plantain dish for you.
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“Credit for the creation of Belgian Waffles is attributed to a couple in Brussels, Belgium — Maurice Vermersch and his wife (sadly, unnamed in all the accounts.)
Just before World War II started, they had come up with a technique for waffles using yeast as the leavener, and greasing the pans with lard. He decided to sell them at the 1960 World’s Fair in Brussels. They did well. He then opened a few restaurants to sell his waffles.
Then, in 1964, he arranged to sell them from the Belgium Village (a recreation of a medieval Belgian village) at the World’s Fair held at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York (actually, both in 1964 and in 1965 - the fair carried over two years.)
Realizing that most Americans didn’t know where Brussels was, within a few days of selling them, he decided to call them “Belgian Waffles”. Well, sort of — he actually called them “Bel-Gem” waffles.”
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Eye candy
(Source: vizlingo.com)
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Chocolate chip and citrus cheesecake
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The beignet:
Pillowy puffs of fried dough dusted with snowy powdered sugar, beignets (bane-YAY) are most famously served at the Café du Monde on the banks of the Mississippi River in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Beignets are best enjoyed for breakfast with a hot cup of chicory coffee.
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