Desserts, Snacks, and Beverages
There are several different types of dessert which include Baklava, Kuleicheh, different types of cakes and cookies, Kadeh, "Nazooki", and others. Kadeh (ܟܕܐ) are usually prepared alongside Kulecheh. A Kada looks like a thick yellowish flat bread though it contains plenty of butter, eggs, and sugar which renders it a very sweet pastry. Due to the influence from the post-Ottoman occupation of Iraq and Syria by the British and French many customs were picked up from the colonial administrators. Tea and Biscuits are often eaten as snacks. Turkish coffee which is a hold-over from Ottoman times is often used the same way though with a twist of fortune telling called finjan which is a form of tasseography. When the coffee is consumed the fortune teller will look at the bottom of the cup and read you your future. Arak is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages. It tastes like black liquorice and is clear until mixed with water, which then becomes milky-white. "Daweh" is a popular yogurt drink made with yogurt, water, salt, and sometimes mint, is consumed during the summer when it is hot.
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