How different parts of the world enjoy their sweets

The word “dessert” is defined as the sweet and its usually served after the main course of a meal. It is also the final course of a meal. The word comes from the French language as dessert and it means "to clear the table" and "to serve."

The first desserts were candies, made from fruits or nuts rolled in honey. It was only until the Middle Ages, when sugar was created, that people began to enjoy more sweets but even then sugar was so expensive that it was only for the wealthy on special occasions.

In the United States dessert is likely to consist of pastry, cake, ice cream, pudding, or fresh or cooked fruit. Today, it seems like dessert would be a big part of a typical complete meal where there would be an appetizer, the main course and then the dessert. It would be a dish served in a restaurant and it would give a sweet taste to end their meal. Also, desserts are mostly consumed with dessert wine, which are sweet wines served with desserts. There are different flavored wines to go with different types of desserts because the taste compliments each other.

You could go to AvalonWine to check out various dessert recipes that goes well with wine.

                           

In Asia, particularly in the Chinese culture, the desserts would consist a wide variety of ingredients commonly used in East Asian cuisines such as powdered or whole glutinous rice, sweet bean pastes, and agar. Unlike the U.S. in the Chinese culture, it is not really necessary to have a sweet dish at the end of the meal but something sweet at the start of the meal. They are typically served at home when guests come to visit or during special occasions. It is like an appetizer to start up their appetite. Desserts in Asia are mostly consumed with Chinese tea as the tea cleanses the oil in the body and also it has a light taste that goes well with the sweet treats. You could check out recipes of Chinese desserts and tea from Chinesefooddiy.
 

Sweets are consumed and viewed as differently in different parts of the world, being made from different types of ingredients. But still, everyone enjoys them.