i have no bloomin idea what zalabia is, sorry :(
A traditional breakfast in the country of Kuwait consists of zalabia, a fried dough soaked in syrup as well as Harees, which is wheat cooked with meat then mashed, usually topped with cinnamon sugar. A meal is not complete unless it is accompanied by dates and either a side of yogurt or tahini
There is some debate about who really invented the first ice cream cone. One of the stories credits the invention to Charles E Menches, an ice cream seller in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time, ice cream was always served in dishes. The story goes that, whilst selling ice cream at the St Louis World's Fair (the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition), Menches ran out of dishes. Nearby, Ernest Hamwi was selling a Middle eastern treat called Zalabia, a crispy, wafer that was sold with syrup. Menches thought up the idea of rolling up the wafers, and filling the cone with two scoops of ice cream. For this reason, Menches is credited with introducing the concept of the ice cream cone.
Sodas were a big seller at ice cream parlors and drug stores. Some states banned the sale of carbonated beverages on Sundays. In order to attract customers, they would make an 'ice cream soda' without the soda, which is essentially ice cream and syrup with the whipped cream on top.