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1. Dinner was great, but now it's time for dessert! As a pretty cart stops beside my table, loaded with all sorts of goodies, the first item that catches my eye is a gorgeous-looking Mont Blanc. Besides the whipped cream that gives it its name, what prickly nut is this dessert's main ingredient?
2. Next to the Mont Blanc I glimpse little golden morsels of goodness - honey-drenched baklava, a dessert that is very popular all over the Middle East. What is the name of the distinctive, paper-thin pastry that is used to make it?
3. As I about to reach for the baklava, my eye falls on a massive slice of sumptuous Sachertorte, swathed in darkly glistening chocolate icing. In which beautiful European capital did this alluring dessert originate?
4. Though that Sachertorte looks really tempting, beside it sits something even more so - a clear glass bowl filled with layers upon layers of cake, fruit, custard and cream. What is the somewhat dismissive name given to this very popular (and very delicious) dessert?
5. As I am still pondering my choice, next to that spectacular bowl I see a plate of delicately green- and yellow-tinted, cone-shaped popsicles. How intriguing! They might be a better choice than all those cream-swathed desserts. The waiter tells me they are an Indian delicacy. By what name is this frozen dessert known?
6. Those Indian tidbits do look promising, but I cannot deny I have a weakness for fried foods. Unhealthy they may be, but SO tasty! Indeed, the next offering on the cart looks too delicious for words - crispy, sugar-dusted churros just out of the fryer. What yummy beverage is often served with churros in Spain and Latin America?
7. All right! Churros it is... But what are those pastry tubes with a decadent, chocolate-flecked filling? Cannoli, one of my favourite desserts ever! What dairy product is used for the filling of these Southern Italian delights?
8. Those cannoli are hard to resist, but next to them on the cart a striking-looking pastry steals the scene - airy layers of puff pastry sandwiched with delicate vanilla custard and glazed with feathered white and chocolate icing. What conquering historic character inspired one of this dessert's many names?
9. Decisions, decisions... That ethereal-looking pavlova, topped with fresh berries and a mound of whipped cream, looks like something out of a fairy tale. It would also not be as bad for my waistline (apart from the cream, that is!) as the other desserts, because it is made with what eminently fat-free foodstuff?
10. Though choosing the pavlova would make me feel almost virtuous, all my resolve evaporates before a slice of ivory-white cheesecake topped with a glistening fruit glaze. This will make a perfect ending to my dinner! Which major US city is the best-known brand of cream cheese - the key ingredient of this delicious dessert - named after?
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