LOS ANGELES — When it comes to Iranian and Middle Eastern food, Los Angeles is no stranger to the flavor profiles that mark each culture. Sour cherry, baklava, sweet rice pudding and orange blossom are all classic flavors of Iranian and Middle Eastern sweets.

After a raucous success at Smorgasbord, Kinrose Creamery opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Pasadena, and they’re using their flavors to highlight similarities across cultural boundaries.