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The secret story of the Marmalade
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The Legend of Marmalade

France

France

Legend has it that this jam comes from Marie malade, in French mean “ill Mary”. The phrase refers to an event when Mary Stuart or Mary the Queen Of Scotland (1542-1587) used this food relieve seasickness while traveling from Scotland for a Marriage in France

Marmalade

Originally, the word Marmalade was derived from Marmelada or ‘marmelada’, a Portuguese dessert. It looks like red jam with quince as the main ingredient, with the word Quince in Portuguese Pronounced Marmelo.

“Jam Roll” is a popular dessert that is available all over the world.
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“Jam Roll” is a popular dessert that is available all over the world.Swiss Roll

Jam Rolls

Jam rolls are sponge cake rolls with thin sponge cake sheets. It consists of the main ingredients: flour, eggs and sugar baked on a rectangular baking pan. Then, it is brought out of the tray, covered with jam or fruit preserves and roll the layers to have a cylindrical shape. When served, it is cut crosswise to show beautiful pattern on the inside of the cake.

THE STORY OF “Swiss Roll”

Europe

It is said to come from a western dessert called Swiss Roll, but it did not originate from Switzerland. As it is delicious and easy to make, Swiss Roll is popular in Europe, England, Hong Kong, India, America and around the world.

Croffle What is it? Where exactly did it come from?
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Croffle What is it? Where exactly did it come from?

Croffle

This name has a simple origin. Just take the word Croissant combined with Waffle. Because it comes from bringing croissant dough to bake in the waffles maker instead of baking them in a conventional bakery oven. It gives us a new type of dessert that has soft, juicy. But it looks like a waffle honeycomb.

Ireland

Croffle was first invented in 2017 by Irish bakery chef Louise Lennox.

The History of Turkish Delight
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Turkish Delight is sweets from Turkey. When you eat it, it will make you cheerful like its name. which local people in Turkey called Lokum, it is a cube-shaped sweet made of starch and sugar. usually contains Almond, Pistachio, Walnut, and Macadamia mixed in.

Turkey It is said that Turkish Delight is the product of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire’s affection who wants to please his wives and became a popular dessert within the palace. Then, In 1777, Mr. Asi brought this recipe to be one of the desserts in his shop in the middle of Istanbul and sold it like hotcakes.”

The Origin of Milk Daifuku Lin
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Daifuku

Uzara mochi has molded into a smaller size.

Because the filling is made from red bean paste mixed with sugar makes you full quickly and stays in your stomach. It is a sticky mochi that’s easy to mold and can be put into desserts like cream, red bean paste, and other fillings.

Symbol of good luck

Daifuku is a symbol of good luck because Dai means big, and Fuku means good luck. When these 2 words are combined, they have auspicious meanings that mean very lucky. Therefore, it is often given as gifts for important festivals. Daifuku is a dessert that has gained attention and popularity in Japan and began to eat widely to bless the various auspicious festivals.

LIN SWEET STORY “The history of Pretzel.”
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United States of America

Pretzel is a recipe that was invented in the USA by gradually developing the recipe from the original goodness snacks and the tradition of Free Pretzel Day.

Pretzel

It’s the name of salty bread, made from dough, which is commonly shaped into a knot, a dessert that symbolizes goodness.

Priesthood

Christian Priest Pretzel was created by an Italian Christian who want to give rewards to children who do good behavior to encourage them to continue doing good deeds. So the dessert looked like he was praying the arms of both sides crossed over the chest. It was named Pretiolas which in Latin means reward of goodness. Then, it was distorted into Pretzel now.

Croissants is a bread in Western culture.
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Croissants is a bread in Western culture.

Many people may understand that it originated in France but actually, the history of croissants began in Austria. It was adapted from a local dessert called “Kipferl”.

Marie Antoinette

Queen Marie Antoinette

The Austrian princess married Louis XVI and moved to live in Paris, France. The Queen misses her hometown. So she ordered the French chefs in the palace to make Kipfel.

The History of Dorayaki
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The History of Dorayaki

Japan

Dorayaki originated in Japan and there is one day that is day of Dorayaki which is April 4th every year and called. Dorayaki Day

Dorayaki

In the early days, it was a round, thin, round-roasted dough that we had to fold in half when eating. But nowadays, it is made from wheat flour mixed with butter, eggs, and fresh milk mixed together. Then, put it into a frying pan. It’s a sheet like a round pancake.

Doraemon

Dorayaki is a famous Japanese sweet and one of the famous characters who prefer to eat dorayaki a lot is Doraemon.

Yuan xiao or “Bualoy Nam King” 
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Yuan xiao or “Bualoy Nam King”

Glutinous Rice Balls in Sweet Ginger Soup

It is called yuánxiāo or tāngyuán in Chinese. It is made from glutinous rice flour mixed with water and then molded into a ball. Then bring to a boil and serve in hot water. Hot water that is popular to eat is ginger juice. The filling that is popular to eat is black sesame filling.

China
It is a sweet that originated in China. Popular to eat during the Lantern Festival or other festivals.

Egg Tart The world-famous pastries from Portugal.
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Egg Tart The world-famous pastries from Portugal.

Portugal

“Portuguese egg tarts” were supposedly first made by monks in the Jerónimos Monastery who needed a way to use up the remaining yolk.

Egg Tart

It’s a pastry. That is delicious crispy on the outside, sweet and soft taste on the inside. Popular to eat widely such as Portugal, England, and Hong Kong. Thailand has recently been easy to find as well.

Original Shop

Today, next to the Jerónimos Monastery is Pastéis de Belem, a pastry shop that preserves the original recipe of Portuguese egg tart. Now, this dessert shop become the Top Tourist Attractions in Lisbon.