Warbat
Şöbiyet with Turkish baklava | |
| Alternative names | Shaabiyat |
|---|---|
| Type | Pastry |
| Course | Dessert |
| Region or state | Levant |
| Associated cuisine | Levantine cuisine |
| Serving temperature | Hot or room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Filo, custard or qishta, sugar syrup, ghee or butter |
| Variations | Filled with nuts or cream; sometimes topped with pistachios and petals |
| Other information | Popular during Ramadan |
Warbat (Arabic: وربات), also known as shaabiyat (Arabic: شعيبيات, شعبيات) and Şöbiyet, is a Levantine sweet pastry similar to baklava.
Warbat consists of layers of phyllo dough filled with a semolina based custard, though it is sometimes also filled with pistachios, walnuts, almonds, or sweet cheese. The dessert is topped with a sweet syrup made from sugar, water, and lemon juice brought to a boil and then left to cool and thicken.
When served with cream or qishta it is called warbat bi-qishteh or warbat be gishta. Warbat is often served during Ramadan.
In Jordan, warbat and knafeh are often the most sold desserts for celebrations, such as tawjihi exam results.