Egyptian Dessert OM ALI (EGYPTIAN BREAD PUDDING) Recipe History: Om Ali, Omali, Umm Ali, or Oumm Ali أم على meaning "Mother of Ali", is a traditional Egyptian dessert, and is a national dessert of Egypt. There are numerous variations with different composition. The dish, which is traced back to as far as Medieval Egypt, it is named after the wife of the Sultan of Egypt who asked all Egypt's cooks and women to compete and come up with the most delicious dessert that they could create as a form of