Custards
Ashta
قشطة
Lebanon
Thick clotted cream scented with orange blossom or rose water, used to fill nearly every Lebanese pastry and pudding.
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What it is
A closer look at Ashta.
Thick clotted cream scented with orange blossom or rose water, used to fill nearly every Lebanese pastry and pudding.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Fresh ashta is soft and floral; the thickened bakery version is firmer. It is what separates a Lebanese sweet from its Turkish cousin.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Ashta.
Names around the table
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