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Namoura

Namoura is a semolina cake sweetened with a floral syrup that gets poured over top after baking. A classic dessert of the Middle East, it goes by different names in different regions: Namoura in Lebanon, Hareeseh in Syria and Palestine, and Basbousa in Egypt. The cake is rich in flavor, moist in texture, and surprisingly not sticky sweet or dense given the quantity of syrup that it gets soaked in. The nuttiness of the semolina and hint of tang from whole milk yogurt do an excellent job balancing it out.