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ashta cream in a glass container topped with crushed rose petals

Homemade Ashta Recipe (plus a Cheat’s Version)

2 Comments / 04/04/2022

Ashta is basically the Middle Eastern clotted cream, and it tastes like mascarpone, only flavoured however you want to. What is Ashta? Ashta is a much loved Middle Eastern cream, resembling clotted cream in texture and is used as both a topping and a filling for countless Middle Eastern desserts. Unlike its Western counterpart though, […]

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Homemade Kashk Recipe (aka Jameed, Kurut)

This homemade kashk recipe is going to be your next best friend, allowing you to make countless Persian and other Middle Eastern dishes that call for it. What is Kashk? Kashk in English, to put it in the simplest terms, is fermented yoghurt. It’s creamy, tangy and is rich in umami notes, a little like