Understanding Desserts
Desserts include cakes, pastries, pies, puddings, candies, frozen sweets, and many other foods built around sweetness, celebration, and finishing a meal. They are shaped by ingredients such as sugar, dairy, chocolate, fruit, and spices, as well as by holidays, cafés, family traditions, and regional baking cultures. Desserts 101 should explain the major dessert categories, the basic methods behind them, and why desserts hold such a strong place in social and cultural life.
