Halawet el Jibn

Halawet el Jibn
Halawet El Jibn
Type Dessert
Place of origin Syria
Region or state Levant
Serving temperature Room temperature
Main ingredients Semolina, cheese, sugar, clotted cream, pistachio, rose water

Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن‎ / Ḥalāwat al-jibn) (cheese confection) is a Levantine Arabic dessert made of a Semolina and cheese dough, filled with cream.[1] It originated in the city of Hama in Syria,[2] and then spread to other regions in Syria,[3] the Middle East,[4] and other countries around the world.[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

  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. ↑ "حلاوة الجبن خليط من المذاقات اللذيذة" [Halawet el Jibn is a mixture of delicious flavors]. Al-Ittihad (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Clark, Melissa (2016-01-19). "Turkish Sweets Are the Essence of a Nation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  5. ↑ "Salloura, an Epic of Sweets: Chap. 4, Betrayal". Culinary Backstreets. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  6. ↑ "Berlin now 'home sweet home' for Syrian pastry chefs". The Express Tribune. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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