{"id":50528,"date":"2025-04-28T15:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bistrobadia.de\/?p=50528"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:20:48","slug":"halawet-el-jibn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bistrobadia.de\/en\/halawet-el-jibn\/","title":{"rendered":"Halawet el jibn – A wonderful Arabic dessert with semolina and cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Halawet el Jibn <\/strong>is more than just a dessert – it is a sensual journey to the Levant. The combination of melted cheese and semolina pastry<\/strong>, creamy pudding<\/strong> and aromatic sugar syrup<\/strong> makes it a highlight of Arabic cuisine. Let yourself be tempted by my Arabic dessert recipe<\/strong> and enjoy the flavors of the Levant. <\/p>\n\n

What is Halawet el Jibn?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

“Halawet el Jibn<\/strong>” translates from Arabic as “sweetness of cheese”. This Arabic dessert<\/strong> originally comes from Syria<\/em>, particularly from the city of Hama<\/em>, and is very popular in many countries in the Levant, including Lebanon. <\/p>\n\n

The Arabic dessert consists of small rolls or pockets made from a sweet dough <\/strong>with semolina <\/strong>and cheese<\/strong>, filled with ashta<\/a> (a mild pudding) and poured over with a fragrant sugar syrup refined with rose and orange blossom water<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Halawet el Jibn: Sweet seduction from the Levant<\/h2>\n\n

This Arabic cheese dessert<\/strong> is a real insider tip – creamy, floral and irresistibly delicious. If you want to serve your guests something really special, try this dessert – they will love it. <\/p>\n\n

The list of ingredients is not that long, but it does include a few special features such as orange blossom water<\/strong>, rose blossom water<\/strong> and mastic<\/strong>. Mastic is a tree resin that is used for making chewing gum or cosmetics as well as in the kitchen. <\/p>\n\n

Mastic<\/strong> tastes slightly bitter<\/strong> at first, when it unfolds its aroma it tastes slightly bitter<\/strong> and somehow a bit like pine needles<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

To make the Arabic dessert, you need the following ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Pudding ingredients<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n