Tulumba

Tulumba
Tulumba
Alternative namesbalah ash-sham (Arabic: بلح الشام‎)
TypeDessert
Place of originEgypt, Ottoman Empire
Region or stateEgypt, Countries of the former Ottoman Empire, Balkans, Middle East, South Caucasus
Main ingredientsFlour, butter, salt, water, syrup, vanilla extract

Tulumba or Bamiyeh (Persian: بامیه; Arabic: بلح الشام) is a deep-fried dessert found in Egypt, Turkey and the regional cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire. It is a fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to jalebis or churros. It is made from unleavened choux pastry dough (usually about 3 cm long) piped with a pastry bag using an open star or similar tip. It is first deep-fried to golden colour and then sugar-sweet syrup is poured over it when still hot. It is eaten cold.