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=== Asia ===
{{See also|List of Chinese desserts|Asian cuisine|Iranian cuisine|Middle Eastern cuisine|List of Indian sweets and desserts}}
[[File:Akaka Cendol Melaka.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Cendol|Cendol Akaka]] in Malaysia]]
[[File:Classic bubble tea.jpg|thumb|upright|Bubble tea is famous for its varieties of flavors with bubbles and jellies.]]In Asia, desserts are often eaten between meals as snacks rather than as a concluding course. There is widespread use of rice flour in East Asian desserts, which often include local ingredients such as coconut milk, palm sugar, and tropical fruit.<ref>{{cite book|title=Classic Asian cakes and desserts : quick and delicious favorites.|date=2003|publisher=Periplus|location=Singapore|isbn=0-7946-0213-4|page=3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ApT5aoykTUcC&pg=PA3|access-date=20 July 2015|archive-date=14 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114145115/https://books.google.com/books?id=ApT5aoykTUcC&pg=PA3|url-status=live}}</ref> In India, where sugarcane has been grown and refined since before 500 BC, desserts have been an important part of the diet for thousands of years; types of desserts include [[Barfi|burfis]], [[halva]]hs, [[jalebi]]s, and [[laddu]]s.{{sfn|Krondl|2011|p=37}}

[[Bubble tea]], which originated in Taiwan, is a kind of dessert made with flavored tea or milk and tapioca. It is well known across the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bubbleteasupply.com/bubble-tea-history|title=Bubble Tea History|website=www.bubbleteasupply.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921050607/http://www.bubbleteasupply.com/bubble-tea-history|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Coconut and Jaggery Balls ...... Bengali Narkel Naru.jpg|thumb|[[Laddu]] is often served on Indian festivals such as [[Raksha Bandhan]] and [[Diwali]].]]
[[File:Bunter Teller (27 Stücke).jpg|thumb|German [[List of German desserts|Desserts and pastries]]]]