Halawet el Jibn
Traditional Lebanese dessert From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن / Ḥalāwat al-jibn) (cheese sweet) is a Levantine dessert made of a semolina and Cheese dough, filled with Cream.[1] its origin somewhere from central Syria.[2] It is found in other regions in the Levant and the Middle East like Lebanon, and has been brought by Lebanese & Syrian Immigrants to other countries such as Türkiye and Germany.[3][4][5][6]
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Type | Dessert |
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Place of origin | Disputed between Hama & Homs (most sources say Hama , Central Syria ) |
Associated cuisine | Levantine cuisine (especially Lebanese) |
Serving temperature | Room temperature |
Main ingredients | Semolina, Akkawi cheese, sugar, clotted cream, pistachio, rose water |
Ingredients
This dessert is primarily made of a cheese dough (containing Akkawi cheese, mozzarella, or some mix of cheeses), a sugar syrup, and orange blossom water or rose water. It is normally filled with cream (Qoshta, Arabic: قشطة) and decorated with pistachio.
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