| A "Dessert" is a meal course that usually | | | | snack, rather than a course, and can be eaten |
| comes after dinner. Most often Dessert foods | | | | some time after the meal by many individuals. |
| are of sweet food but can also be of a | | | | Because of it's wide spread popularity there |
| strongly flavored food, such as cheese, like | | | | are even some restaurants that specialize in |
| cheese cake. The world dessert comes from the | | | | desserts.Some of the most common desserts |
| Old French word "desservir", which means 'to | | | | are:- Biscuits or cookies |
| clear the table'. Often times in the English | | | | |
| language dessert is confused with the word | | | | - Ice creams |
| desert(note only one "s"), which is a baren | | | | |
| peice of land normally with sand as soil.It | | | | - Meringues |
| wasn't until after the 19th-century where the | | | | |
| rise of the middle class, and the | | | | - Fruit |
| mechanization of the sugar industry, brought | | | | |
| the privilege of sweets into the general | | | | - Cakes |
| public and unreserved it exclusively for the | | | | |
| aristocracy, or as rare holiday treat. This | | | | - Crumbles |
| was because sugar became cheaper and more | | | | |
| readily available to the general public. As | | | | - Custards |
| sugar was widely spread, so was the | | | | |
| development and popularity of desserts.In | | | | - Gelatin desserts |
| today's culture dessert recipes have become a | | | | |
| popular item for discussion, as they are a | | | | - Puddings |
| winning way to win people over at the end of | | | | |
| any meal. This is partly because if you serve | | | | - Pastries |
| a mediocre meal, with an excellent dessert, | | | | |
| people will remember you for the dessert and | | | | - Pies or tartsFeel free to reprint this |
| forget about the meal.Most cultures, have a | | | | article as long as you keep the article, this |
| seperate final distinction between the main | | | | caption and author biography in tact with all |
| course, and the sweet course. This is not | | | | hyperlinks.Ryan Fyfe is the owner and |
| true however in some cultures such as | | | | operator of Dessert One - which is the best |
| Chinese, who will mix in sweet and savoury | | | | site on the internet for all dessert related |
| dishes throughout the entire meal. Dessert | | | | information. |
| is, often times seen as a separate meal or | | | | |