dessert: Quick Facts

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Two pieces of baklava with flaky phyllo layers and a nut filling topped with crushed pistachios on a white plate.

Freshly baked apple pie with a golden brown lattice crust in a blue glass pie dish, resting on a cooling rack.

A slice of lemon pie with a layer of golden lemon filling and fluffy, lightly browned meringue on top sits on a glass plate, with the rest of the pie in the background.

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Grains and spices in bags, India. (Indian, vendor, market, food)

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Slices of lemon pie topped with meringue.

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Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

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