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Halawet el jibn

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Halawet el jibn, meaning cheese sweet, is a Syrian dessert made from a semolina and cheese dough rolled around a filling of qishta, a clotted cream. Its exact place of origin is disputed between the Syrian cities of Hama and Homs, and it is eaten across the Levant, having also been carried by Syrian immigrants to Turkey and Germany. It is typically served at room temperature, garnished with pistachio and rose water or orange flower water, and in summer it is often topped with an Arabic ice cream known as booza. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Dessert 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
Syria 2
Connections

In Cuisine

Syrian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Halawet el jibn (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Pistachio, Ingredients
Source Halawet el jibn (Wikipedia)
Semolina, Ingredients
Source Halawet el jibn (Wikipedia)
Sugar, Ingredients
Source Halawet el jibn (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Syria

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Halawet el jibn (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia, Halawet el jibn, lead section, placement of the dish in a group
    is a Syrian dessert made of a semolina and cheese dough, filled with qishta.
  • entity description (course)
    Arabic ice cream (booza) is a common topping for halawet el-jibn during summer. Maʻjūqah (معجوقة) is a dessert native to Hama made similarly to halawet el-jibn, where the semolina-cheese dough is spread on a plate rather than rolled, and then topped with qishta. Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن, romanized: Ḥalāwat al-jibn, lit. 'cheese sweet') is a Syrian dessert made of a semolina and cheese dough, filled with qishta.
  • Introduction
    Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن, romanized: Ḥalāwat al-jibn, lit. 'cheese sweet') is a Syrian dessert made of a semolina and cheese dough, filled with qishta.
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Semolina, Akkawi cheese, sugar, qishta, pistachio, rose water
  • Uses Ingredient: Pistachio, Infobox main_ingredient field: Semolina, Akkawi cheese, sugar, qishta, pistachio, rose water
  • Uses Ingredient: Semolina, Infobox main_ingredient field: Semolina, Akkawi cheese, sugar, qishta, pistachio, rose water
  • In Cuisine: Syrian Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن, romanized: Ḥalāwat al-jibn, lit. 'cheese sweet') is a Syrian dessert made of a semolina and cheese dough, filled with qishta.
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2. Halawet el jibn (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Syria
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Syria
Syria
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