No cuckoo was harmed in this recipe

Why is this recipe called a cuckoo’s crescent? In Saudi Arabia, dainty little meringues are known as “cuckoo’s eggs” due to their small size and colour. Each is suffused with a fragrant cardamom note that bursts into a perfumed cloud as the meringue melts in your mouth as soon as it hits your tongue. They are usually distributed to celebrate a child’s birth and during religious festivities. When I was a child, as soon as the narrow streets, decorated with wooden terraces, echoed with the ch