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No authentic Greek meal would be complete without a decadent dessert. Greek cuisine offers a wide variety of sweet dishes to taste, from holiday cookies to pastries with syrup. The most popular desserts in Greece include halva (nut butter sweets), galaktoboureko (custard in filo), and kourabiedes. The origins and histories of the pies, pastries, and biscuits that are regarded as uniquely Greek are all intriguing. Some sweets have roots in ancient Greece or the Roman era, while others are akin to syrup-heavy delights popular in Turkey and the Middle East. End your meal with one of these delicious Greek sweets, whether it's a honeyed melomakarona or a slice of portokalopita (orange cake).