Same dish, different world

Fried dough, drowned in syrup

Fry dough until golden, then soak it in something sweet — dessert's universal instinct.

13 versions across the world · 12 on Polydish

Gulab Jamun, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Gulab Jamun—

Soft, milk-solid dumplings deep-fried and soaked in a rose-cardamom flavored syrup from India.

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Churros, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Churros—

These ridged, fried dough pastries are traditionally dunked in thick chocolate.

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Tulumba— Turkey

Ridged syrup-soaked cylinders — crunchier than its Greek cousin, sticky to the last bite.

Worth knowing abroad — not yet catalogued on Polydish

Shebakia, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Shebakia—

A flower-shaped fried pastry soaked in honey or syrup, often spiced with anise and sesame.

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Baklava, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Baklava—

Layers of filo pastry filled with nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey.

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Loukoumades, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Loukoumades—

Irregularly shaped deep-fried dough balls, immediately soaked in honey and cinnamon syrup.

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Ghevar, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Ghevar—

A disc-shaped Rajasthani sweet with a honeycomb-like texture, made from ghee, maida, and sugar syrup.

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Kakinada Kaja, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Kakinada Kaja—

A traditional sweet pastry, either hollow and cylindrical or layered, soaked in syrup.

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Reshteh khoshkar, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Reshteh khoshkar—

This traditional cookie, made of rice flour and filled with nuts and spices, is fried and often enjoyed during Ramadan.

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Gogoși, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Gogoși—

These filled doughnuts are deep-fried pieces of dough, often dusted with icing sugar, fitting the fried dough category.

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Chak-Chak, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Chak-Chak—

A Tatarstan dessert of deep-fried dough balls coated in honey syrup.

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Baklava with spiced nuts, ricotta & chocolate, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Baklava with spiced nuts, ricotta & chocolate—

A Turkish variant of baklava with layers of filo pastry, spiced nuts, ricotta, and chocolate, soaked in syrup.

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Chocolate churros with chocolate & salted caramel sauce, the version of fried dough, drowned in syrup

Chocolate churros with chocolate & salted caramel sauce—

Spanish fried dough pastries, often served with chocolate and salted caramel sauce.

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