World Cuisines

Gers Ogaili

Kuwait

Kuwait's saffron crown cake: a golden, cardamom-and-saffron sponge soaked lightly with rose syrup, baked for weddings and tea — gers ogaili is the Gulf's most elegant cake. Ingredients: eggs, sugar, flour, milk, oil or butter, saffron, cardamom, rosewater, baking powder, sesame seeds, pistachios.

What it is

Kuwait's saffron crown cake: a golden, cardamom-and-saffron sponge soaked lightly with rose syrup, baked for weddings and tea — gers ogaili is the Gulf's most elegant cake. Ingredients: eggs, sugar, flour, milk, oil or butter, saffron, cardamom, rosewater, baking powder, sesame seeds, pistachios. Recipe: 1) Whip eggs and sugar to a thick ribbon. 2) Fold in flour, saffron milk, cardamom and rosewater. 3) Pour into a sesame-lined tin. 4) Bake until golden and fragrant. Serve: with Arabic coffee or sweet tea, sliced thick. Flavor: saffron perfume, gentle sweetness, sesame crust. History: gers ogaili ('disc of Ogaili', named for its round mould) is Kuwait's celebration cake, baked for engagements and Eid. See also: Mutabbaq Samak, Gabout.

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