Şekerpare
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Main ingredients | Flour, oil, syrup |
Şekerpare (lit. 'piece of sugar', pronounced sheh-kehr-PAH-reh) is a common dessert in Turkish cuisine. It is a semolina cookie that is topped with nuts and soaked in sugar syrup. It is most popular during Ramadan.
The dessert is also popular in Egypt and the Levant as rumūsh al-sitt (Arabic: رموش الست, lit. 'lady's eyelashes').