Lab-e-Shireen

Pakistani Custard-like dessert From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lab-e-Shireen (Urdu: لبِ شیرین) is a traditional Pakistani custard-like dessert. It is often served during the month of Ramadan or during the days of Eid. It is served topped with vermicelli, cream, jelly, and fresh and dried fruits. Lab-e-Shireen is one of the most popular desserts in the modern cooking of Pakistan.[1]

Typecustard
Place of originPakistan
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Lab-e-Shireen
Lab e Shireen dessert
Typecustard
Place of originPakistan
Main ingredientsvermicelli, cream, jelly, fruits, dried fruit
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Etymology

The name of the confectionery comes from two Persian and Urdu words, lab (لب), meaning "lips", and shireen (شیریں), meaning "sweet". The dish translates to "sweet lips" or "honeyed lips".

History

It has recently been prepared in the past 5–10 years when the pasta industries of Pakistan begins to produce flavoured and coloured vermicelli.[2]

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