Interesting dessert????????

Question

I had this dessert at a friend of a friend's place over the wknd. It was like Turkish Delight but crunchy and sticky. It was covered in a thin glaze or syrup. They were little 1 inch squares in size but could have been cut from a larger piece (like a cake?). They were pastel yellow or pink (rose flavor??).

I am sorry I dont have more info, not even sure what country they could be from. But they had a pleasant enough taste and a wonderful interesting texture.

This has been driving me crazy, so if you know, do tell!!!!

Answer 1

I think you are referring to "petha" (pronounced "pay ta"), it's an Indian dessert.  Your description is right on the mark, but believe it or not --- it's made from pumpkin or ash gourd!  There are lots of varieties, so the color may differ.

http://www.haldiramusa.com/xcart/product...

Answer 2

I have parents from the Philippines and I buy a dessert called Polvoron which is sweet powder stuck together and comes in different flavors including peanut butter,cashew,pinpig(crunchy) and Oreo.Go to a Goldilocks store and get a box of them.

Answer 3

Baklava, for sure!!! :)

Answer 4

the easiest thing to do would be to ask the friend to ask their friend how to make them or where to get them ,,sorry I dont have any ideas on what they are..