Turkey has an excellent set of milk-based desserts that you can't help but ask for more. Salep ice cream is literally not sold anywhere else in the world, and it's main ingredient – salep – is protected by Turkey and not exported. Tavuk Göğsü Fırın Sütlaç It's a simple dish of whole milk, sugar, white rice and starch to thicken it. On top is a golden-brown skin and is one of the more common dishes you'll find in homes or in restaurants. Kazandibi means 'bottom of the pan' and that's pretty much exactly what it is. It's more or less the same custardy dish as Tavuk Göğsü, only it's cooked a second time in a metal tray so that one side of the pudding caramelizes completely. Muhallebi is another custardy dish that is best served cold on a hot summer day. It is served in different ways, but sometimes mastic is added to it, or chocolate. Trileçe, also known as tres leches cake, is essentially a butter cake that is then soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. It's very light and often topped with a caramel topping of some sort, making it also wonderful for the summer.
