dessert

a dish served as the last course of a meal

Meals Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a dinner, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly flavored one, such as some cheeses. The word comes from the Old French ''desservir'', meaning "to clear the table". Dessert is most commonly used in Hiberno-English, American EnglishAmerican, Canadian English, Australian English and in French languageFrench. Sweet, pudding or afters would be more typical in other variants of Commonwealth English for this course. Dessert as a standard part of a Western worldWestern meal is a relatively recent development. Before the 19th-century rise of the middle class, and the mechanization of the sugar industry, sweets were a privilege of the aristocracy, or a rare holiday treat. As sugar became cheaper and more readily available, the development and popularity of desserts spread accordingly. Some cultures do not have a separate final sweet course but mix sweet and savoury dishes throughout the meal as in Chinese cuisine, or reserve elaborate dessert concoctions for special occasions. 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 types of desserts -

Biscuits or cookies

Cakes

Crumbles

Custards

Fruit

Gelatin desserts

Ice creams

Meringues

Pastries

Pies or tarts

Puddings

Sorbets

Soufflés

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