Pakistani desserts and sweets are regional, each area carrying its own specialities worth actively seeking out rather than assuming one dessert represents the whole country.
Sohan halwa (Multan): A dense, ghee rich confection and Multan's most recognisable culinary export, buy from an established shop with high turnover for freshness.
Kulfi: A dense, traditionally churned ice cream found throughout the country, distinct in texture from Western ice cream, Lahore's Food Street offers well regarded versions.
Jalebi: A deep fried, syrup soaked spiral sweet, popular as a breakfast item paired with rabri (a sweetened, thickened milk) in many parts of the country.
Gulab jamun: A soft, deep fried milk solid ball soaked in sugar syrup, common at celebrations and widely available.
Regional apricot and walnut sweets (Gilgit Baltistan): Hunza and Skardu's apricot based desserts and walnut cake (diram phiti) reflect the region's completely different culinary base from the plains.
See our Lahore Food and Multan Food guides for where to actually find these.
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