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#### The traditional cuisine from the middle east has its very own, unique flavors - spices like cinnamon, cumin and curry can give dishes that special *kick!*
Growing up, a lot of my friends were from ***Turkish*** origin, so many of these flavours are quite familiar and take me back to my teenage years. 

I had decided to try out a new restaurant that offers different kinds of **arabic** and **turkish** cuisine, but has actually specialized in oriental desserts.

First, we started off with something quite ***hearty*** though, and went for a variety of ***pastries*** with different fillings. 
One of them was ***Lahmacun***, a kind of **turkish pizza**, then ***Pide***, a soft dough with meat- and vegetable toppings, and lastly some dough stuffed with lamb meat and spices. 
I love how hearty these oriental dishes are, they can ***satisfy any hunger*** without being too greasy or heavy. 
And the subtle ***heat*** of the meat and vegetables fit perfectly with the fluffy, warm pita bread. 


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### But now, the reason why we *really* came to this specific restaurant - THE DESSERTS!
They offer a *mouthwatering* selection of different cakes and desserts.
#### Just look at this display! It's sweets galore!
Cakes, Cookies, dessert, fruit and chocolate as far as the eyes can see. 


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### The Restaurant was actually called "*Grand Cafe Baklava*" so you can already tell that they take their Baklava very serious here!
Of course we had to take a box ***home*** so that we could enjoy some more Baklava later on. 
In case you didn't know, Baklava is a very sweet oriental dessert made with multiple layers of puff pastry and butter, syrup and nuts in between.
Once you take the first bite, the **soft mixture of honey, nuts and syrup** just explodes in your mouth... so sweet but so delicious!
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### Now on to the real desserts!
First up, something that caught my eye as soon as I walked in to the restaurant - this beautiful dessert with **mascarpone**, **fresh strawberries**, and what looked like a **chocolate topping.**
Without even knowing precisely what it was, I ordered it - and I wasn't disappointed! 

The white cream was a mixture between **mascarpone**, **white chocolate** and **whipped cream**, sanwiched between two layers of an extremely soft and chewy *brownie*. And of course, with added ***strawberries*** on the side! 

#### It was the perfect combination between, fruity, chocolatey  and mellow/sweet!

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### Next up, a very traditional arabic-oriental dessert: Kunafah / Künefe. 
The filling is made from a specific kind of *cream cheese* and *kadayif*, then wrapped with crispy, sweet dough, topped with **sugar syrup** and pistachios. 
It's very hard to describe something like this if you've never tasted it before - it's **warm**, **sweet** and **crispy** from the outside but mellow and creamy from the inside. 
And it goes perfectly with a hot drink, for example traditional ***apple tee.*** 

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### And lastly - some ice cream! But not just *any* ice cream ... 
When I saw this ice cream dessert on the menu, I instantly knew that I *had* to try it. 
It was called "***nut indulgence***" (which is catchy in German because the words *rhyme*) and featured some of my favorite ice cream of all time: **Häagen Dasz Maple Walnuts!**
So it was a trifle of Chocolate, Walnut and Pistachio Ice cream, topped with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and lots and lots of chopped up walnuts, almonds and pistachios.
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### <center>After all of these delicious desserts, it was time to return home (and have some of that delicious Baklava later...)</center>
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