Bombe Aboukir

This dessert shares its name with Aboukir Bay, the delta in the northern part of Egypt where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean; pistachios are indigenous to that region and are an important element of this recipe. History seems to suggest that Bombe Aboukir was named not for the muddy bay but for the Battle of Aboukir, which was fought in 1798 and ended with the English navy, led by Admiral Nelson, defeating the French fleet, isolating Napoleon and his army in Egypt, and restori