Halawet el Jibn

Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن‎ / Ḥalāwat al-jibn) (cheese sweet) is an Arabic dessert made of a semolina and cheese dough, filled with cream.[1] Its origin has been given as the city of Hama in Syria,[2][3] though it is also claimed to be the city of Homs,[4] where it is considered a specialty.[5] It is found in other regions in the Middle East, including Lebanon,[5] and has been brought by Syrian immigrants and refuguees to other countries such as Turkey and Germany.[6][7][8]

Halawet el Jibn
Halawet El Jibn
TypeDessert
Place of originSyria
Serving temperatureRoom temperature
Main ingredientsSemolina, 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.

References
  1. Sacco, Frances (14 February 2014). "Rajaa Tareq Kadhim makes Syrian treat Halawat Al Jibin for Global Kitchen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. "Halawet el-jibn" [Halawet el Jibn]. middleeastmonitor. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. "حلاوة الجبن خليط من المذاقات اللذيذة" [Halawet el Jibn is a mixture of delicious flavors]. Al-Ittihad (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. "حلاوة الجبن يتنافس عليها أهالي حمص وحماة," [Halawet el Jibn is contested by the people of Homs and Hama]. Asharq Al-Awsat (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  5. Helou, Anissa (20 June 2013). Levant: Recipes and memories from the Middle East. HarperCollins UK. ISBN 9780007448623.
  6. Clark, Melissa (2016-01-19). "Turkish Sweets Are the Essence of a Nation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  7. "Salloura, an Epic of Sweets: Chap. 4, Betrayal". Culinary Backstreets. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  8. "Berlin now 'home sweet home' for Syrian pastry chefs". The Express Tribune. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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