Puddings

🇵🇰Pakistan

Shahi Tukray

شاہی ٹکڑے

Fried bread slices soaked in cardamom milk and sugar syrup, topped with reduced milk, nuts and silver leaf.

🇵🇰Pakistan

Sheer Khurma

شیر خرما

Vermicelli simmered in milk with dates, pistachio, almond and cardamom, cooked in quantity for Eid morning.

🇮🇷Iran

Shir birinj

شیر برنج

Rice is simmered in milk into a cool Iranian pudding, served loose or softly set with sugar, jam, or cinnamon.

🇮🇷Iran

Sholeh Zard

شله زرد

Rice pudding stained deep yellow with saffron and scented with rose water, decorated with cinnamon patterns and served cold.

🇸🇧Central Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal / Malaita / Makira), Solomon Islands

Six-Month Pudding

Six-month pudding from Makira uses giant swamp taro, known as kakake, and concentrated coconut milk; the cooked mixture is fermented and kept for months.

🇷🇸Serbia

Slatko od dunja

Слатко од дуња

Slatko od dunja is quince spoon-sweet served to guests with a glass of water.

🇺🇸United States

Snickers Salad

A Midwestern dessert 'salad' of chopped Snickers bars, apples, and whipped cream or pudding.

🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna

Sofesofe

A soft Wallisian pudding of ripe banana or papaya simmered in coconut milk until sweet and creamy, often served warm from the umu.

🇸🇳Senegal

Sombi

Rice cooked slowly in coconut or sweetened milk with vanilla and nutmeg into a loose, warm pudding.

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Spotted Dick

A steamed suet pudding studded with currants, turned out in a cylinder and served flooded with hot custard.

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Steak and Kidney Pudding

A classic British suet pastry filled with diced beef, kidneys and gravy, steamed for hours until the pastry is soft and the filling is rich and tender.

🇱🇰Sri Lanka

Steamed Rice and Coconut Squares

වැලි තලප

Rice flour and coconut steamed as small balls, then soaked in a cardamom-scented sugar syrup until sticky, pressed into a tray and cut into squares.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Stewed Bananas

ငှက်ပျောပေါင်း

Bananas stewed in coconut milk or milk with sugar and sago until they collapse into a thick sweet pudding.

🇧🇪Flanders, Belgium

Stewed Pears

Stoofperen

Pears slowly stewed in red wine and spices until deep red, a Flemish winter dessert.

🇦🇺Australia

Sticky Date Pudding

Sticky date pudding is a moist date cake covered in warm butterscotch sauce, often served with cream or vanilla ice cream.

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Sticky Toffee Pudding

A dark sponge made with chopped dates, drenched in hot toffee sauce and served with cream, custard or ice cream.

🇺🇸United States

Strawberry Delight

A layered no-bake dessert of strawberries, cream cheese, and whipped topping over a crust.

🇵🇰Pakistan

Suji Ka Halwa

سوجی کا حلوہ

Semolina halwa cooked with ghee, sugar and cardamom, a festive morning sweet.

🇦🇫Herat, Afghanistan

Sumalak

Sprouted wheat is ground with water and flour, then stirred overnight into a dark, naturally sweet Navruz pudding shared from a cauldron.

🇹🇷Turkey

Supangle

A rich chocolate pudding cake made with dark chocolate, milk, and sometimes biscuit pieces, served chilled with a glossy chocolate ganache on top. Despite its French-sounding name, supangle is a thoroughly Turkish dessert popular at patisseries and restaurants, especially in winter.

🇹🇲Turkmenistan

Suytlas

Süýtlaş

Thin vermicelli is simmered in milk with sugar and sometimes cardamom, then chilled into a spoonable pudding.

🇵🇾Paraguay

Sweet Corn Pudding

Mbaipy He'ẽ

Soft golden corn mush sweetened with miel negra and milk, a Guaraní-rooted dessert still cooked in rural kitchens and at Saint-related feasts.

🇨🇳China

Sweet Fermented Rice

酒酿

Glutinous rice fermented briefly with a yeast starter into a sweet, faintly alcoholic mash, eaten warm with egg drop or small rice balls.

🇲🇶Martinique

Sweet Potato Pudding

Grated sweet potato baked slowly with coconut milk, brown sugar, nutmeg and raisins into a dense dark pudding with a custardy top.

🇷🇼Rwanda

Sweet Potato Pudding

Sweet pudding made from mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, and spices, baked until set; a Rwandan dessert using the country's staple root crop; soft, sweet, and orange-hued from the sweet potato.

🇨🇳China

Sweet Rice Balls in Syrup

汤圆

Glutinous rice flour balls filled with black sesame, peanut or red bean paste, floated in a thin ginger or fermented rice syrup.

🇬🇺Guam

Sweet Tamales

Apigigi'

Apigigi combines roasted coconut and grated cassava in a banana-leaf packet grilled until sticky, chewy, and lightly smoky.

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Syrup Sponge

Syrup Sponge is a steamed sponge pudding saturated or topped with golden syrup and served hot with custard.

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sütlaç

Fırın sütlaç

A creamy rice pudding made with rice, milk, and sugar, sometimes baked in a clay pot until the top develops a caramelized, browned skin. It is one of the most familiar and comforting Turkish milk desserts, served chilled in individual bowls.

🇵🇫French Polynesia

Tahitian Pudding

Po'e

Tahitian po'e is a baked, starchy fruit pudding made with banana, papaya, pumpkin, or other fruit and served with fresh coconut milk.

🇷🇺Russia

Talkish kaleve

Талкыш калеве

Tatar spun-honey confection: threads of caramelised honey and flour pulled into a pale golden haystack that melts on the tongue.

🇩🇿Algeria

Tamina

طمينة

Semolina toasted in butter until it browns, then mixed with honey and cinnamon into a dense paste and pressed flat.

🇵🇬Papua New Guinea

Tapioca Cream Squares

Set tapioca and coconut cream pudding cut into squares — a simple PNG dessert using cassava or tapioca starch, coconut milk, and sugar.

🇦🇸American Samoa

Tapioca Dessert

Pisua

Pisua is a Samoan coconut-and-starch pudding cooked until thick and smooth, served warm or cool as a communal sweet.

🇹🇼Taiwan

Taro Balls

芋圓

Chewy balls of mashed taro and sweet potato with starch, boiled and served in cold sweet soup with ice or in hot ginger syrup.

🇲🇬Madagascar

Tatao

Rice boiled in milk until thick and served with honey poured over it.