Blancmange

Blancmange (, from French: blanc-manger [blɑ̃mɑ̃ʒe], lit. 'white food') is a sweet dessert made throughout Europe commonly made with milk or cream, and sugar, thickened with rice flour, gelatin or cornflour, and often flavoured with almonds. It is usually set in a mould and served cold. Although traditionally white, blancmanges are frequently given other colours. Blancmange originated at some time during the Middle Ages from the older Middle Eastern muhallebi, and usually consisted of capon or chicken, milk or almond milk, rice, and sugar; it was considered to be an ideal food for the sick. Similar desserts include Bavarian cream, Italian panna cotta, Turkish tavuk göğsü, Chinese almond tofu, Hawai'ian haupia, Spanish manjar blanco, Brazilian manjar branco, Filipino maja blanca, and Puerto Rican tembleque.