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]
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Type | Dessert |
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Place of origin | Syria |
Serving temperature | Room temperature |
Main ingredients | Semolina, 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
- Sacco, Frances (14 February 2014). "Rajaa Tareq Kadhim makes Syrian treat Halawat Al Jibin for Global Kitchen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- "Halawet el-jibn" [Halawet el Jibn]. middleeastmonitor. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- "حلاوة الجبن خليط من المذاقات اللذيذة" [Halawet el Jibn is a mixture of delicious flavors]. Al-Ittihad (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- "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.
- Helou, Anissa (20 June 2013). Levant: Recipes and memories from the Middle East. HarperCollins UK. ISBN 9780007448623.
- Clark, Melissa (2016-01-19). "Turkish Sweets Are the Essence of a Nation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- "Salloura, an Epic of Sweets: Chap. 4, Betrayal". Culinary Backstreets. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- "Berlin now 'home sweet home' for Syrian pastry chefs". The Express Tribune. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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