babas
Boozy French cakes
Babas is the plural of baba, a small yeast cake typically soaked in rum syrup—the baba au rhum of French pastry.
In Eastern European languages, baba means grandmother or old woman, which is how the cake got its name.
The bakery's rum babas were impossibly moist.
Informal term for father
- daddyInformal term for male parent
- dadMale parent, informal
- patriarchMale head of family
- elderSenior figure of authority
grandfather · ancestor · forefather · protector · provider · mentor · wisdom · respect
Ring-shaped cake soaked in syrup
- briocheEnriched French bread
- chantillySweetened whipped cream
- kirschCherry-derived clear brandy
- French pastryFlaky European baked good
dessert · sponge · glaze · mold · whipped cream · bakery · patisserie
papa
Informal term for father
elder · grandfather · ancestor · forefather · protector · provider · mentor · wisdom · respect · lineage
savarin
Ring-shaped cake soaked in syrup
French pastry · dessert · sponge · glaze · mold · whipped cream · bakery · patisserie
raki
Anise-flavored Turkish spirit
baklava · cay · Turkish delight · yogurt · hummus · Ottoman · sultan · dervish · Anatolia · patriarch
babasbiscotti
Crunchy Italian almond cookies
hardtack · rusks · zwieback · shortbread · crackers
- Ali BabaFolkloric treasure discoverer
- baba ganoushPureed roasted eggplant spread
- baba ghanoushSmoky eggplant spread with tahini
- chocolate babkaBraided bread with cocoa filling
- baba ganoujSmoky eggplant tahini dip
- baba ghanoujRoasted eggplant puree