Halawet el Jibn
Type | Dessert |
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Place of origin | Syria |
Serving temperature | Room temperature |
Main ingredients | Semolina, cheese, sugar, clotted cream, pistachio, rose water |
Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن / Ḥalāwat al-jibn) (cheese sweet) is a Syrian dessert made of a semolina and cheese dough, filled with cream.[1] Its origin has been given as the city of Hama in Syria, though it is also claimed to be the city of Homs,[2] where it is considered a specialty.[3] It is found in other regions in the Middle East, and has been brought by Syrian immigrants to other countries such as Turkey and Germany.[4][5][6]
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.
- ^ "حلاوة الجبن اكلة من صنع مدينة حمص," [Halawet el Jibn is contested by the people of Homs only]. 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.
Categories:
- Desserts
- Arab cuisine
- Syrian cuisine
- Levantine cuisine
- Syrian snack foods