Revani

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Revani is a classic Greek and Turkish dessert made from semolina, sugar, and flour, with the additions of flavorings such as vanilla, lemon zest, or rose water, depending on the recipe variations. The cake is characterized by its overpowering sweetness, a result of soaking the cake in sugar syrup after it has been baked. It is usually prepared for celebrations and festivities when it gets decorated with desiccated coconut, ground pistachios, almonds, fresh fruit, or whipped cream. Although the dish is mostly associated with Greece and Türkiye, similar dishes are found in numerous other cuisines of the Middle East, the Balkans, and Northern Africa, and it is named differently in each region. Revani is very popular in Türkiye ever since the Ottoman period, and it is believed that the name of the dish originated from the time when the Ottomans conquered the city of Yerevan.