User:Wikx62/Basbousa

History
Basbousa was made during the 16th Century in the Ottoman Empire, current day Turkey to celebrate the conquering of Armenia. It was called revani and is still referred to as revani by Turkish people today.

Alternatively, the Oxford Companion to Food (3rd edition) says basbousa was developed from a dish called ma'mounia which was created around the 10th century. Ma'mounia was made by cooking rice cooked in fat in syrup. This recipe was later altered to use semolina and the batter was cooked first before being soaked in syrup.