On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page dessert burger from the article title. Not to be confused with desert. Still life with fruits, nuts, and large wheels of cheese.

Dessert is a course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods, such as confections, and possibly a beverage such as dessert wine and liqueur. The word “dessert” originated from the French word desservir, meaning “to clear the table”. Its first known use in English was in 1600, in a health education manual entitled Naturall and artificial Directions for Health, written by William Vaughan. Michael Krondl explains that it refers to the fact that dessert was served after the table had been cleared of other dishes. The spread of sugarcane from ancient India to the world.

Some Indian confectionery desserts from hundreds of varieties. In certain parts of India, these are called mithai or sweets. Sugar and desserts have a long history in India: by about 500 BC, people in India had developed the technology to produce sugar crystals. Herodotus mentions that Persian meals featured many desserts, and were more varied in their sweet offerings than the main dishes. Dried fruit and honey were probably the first sweeteners used in most of the world, but the spread of sugarcane around the world was essential to the development of dessert. Sugar and sugarcane were traded, making sugar available to Macedonia by 300 BC and China by AD 600. In the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and China, sugar has been a staple of cooking and desserts for over a thousand years.