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In Venezuela, people nosh on a flan-like treat called quesillo.
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Argentineans love the Balcarce cake, named for the city in which it was invented.
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Peruvians love suspiro limeño, a custardy dish made with caramel and topped with meringue.
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Oh, this insane confection? It's a chajá, a popular cake in Uruguay made from meringue, fresh peaches, whipped cream, and dulce de leche.
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Bolivians snack on tawa tawas, which are a deep-fried sweet bread.
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How badly do you wanna try Chile's favorite dessert, the brazo de reina?
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Folks in Guyana love salara, a coconut-flavored red cake roll.
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In Norway, folks can't get enough multekrem, a dish of whipped cream and cloudberry jam or compote.
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In Portugal, people treat themselves to a delicious caramel pudding called baba de camelo.
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Germans love a bienenstich cake. Benenstich means "bee sting" — and the cake is filled with an addictive vanilla pudding.
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Prekmurska gibanica is a strudel layered with walnuts, apples, raisins, and cinnamon that's on the menu in Slovenia.
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Balushahi — deep-fried doughnuts drenched in syrup — are a popular sweet treat in India.
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How cute are these lil' goldfish breads? They're a fun street dessert option from Korea flavored with sweet red bean filling.
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Caramelized coconut banana bread pudding — called bánh chuối nướng — is a favorite in Vietnam. And it's actually vegan!
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In Singapore, people love tissue prata, which is a crispy cone of bread drizzled in chocolate sauce — a sweet take on traditional roti prata.
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In Malaysia, vanilla-flavored egg tarts are on the menu.
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In China, chewy deep-fried sesame balls finish off any meal.
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In Lebanon, madlouka, aka pistachio marzipan, is on the menu.
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In Qatar, halvah — a sweet sesame paste bar — is popular.
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Pakistanis love zarda, a dish of sweet rice and dried fruit.
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Egyptians love umm ali, a puff pastry bread pudding covered in raisins, almonds, pine nuts, pistachios, and coconut.
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Across East Africa people love a sweet coconut candy called qumbe.
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Nicaraguans enjoy pio quinto, a rum-soaked vanilla-custard and plum cake.
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In Guatemala, people enjoy buñuelos, which are sweet sugar donuts.
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Cubans crave boniatillo, a sweet potato pudding.
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In Jamaica, people love gizzada, which are a tiny tarts filled with a spiced coconut filling.
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And in Trinidad, people love cassava pone, a sweet cake made with coconut, pumpkin, and — you guessed it — cassava.
