Tulumba (Turkish: tulumba tatlısı, Greek: τουλούμπα, Cypriot Greek πόμπα (pomba); Albanian tullumba, Bosnian tulumba, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian: тулумба) is a popular dessert found in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire. It is a fried batter soaked in syrup, similar to jalebis and churros.The sweet is also found in Iranian cuisine as bamiyeh, and in Egypt, as balah ash-sham (Arabic: بلح الشام‎).