Balah el-Sham: Egyptian fried pastries that are crisp at the edges, tender inside and soaked in lemon-and-rose syrup.
Their name means “dates of the Levant” — a reference to their shape, not their ingredients. A choux-style dough is piped into hot oil, then dipped while still hot into cooled syrup. Finish with chopped pistachios.
Full recipe: https://www.worldfoodwine.com/recipe/balah-el-sham-fried-dough-in-syrup