Halawet el jibn

Halawet el Jibn حلاوة الجبن
Halawet El Jibn
TypeDessert
Place of originHama or Homs
Associated cuisineLevantine cuisine (especially Syria & Lebanon)
Serving temperatureRoom temperature
Main ingredientsSemolina, Akkawi cheese, sugar, qishta, pistachio, rose water
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Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن, romanizedḤalāwat al-jibn, lit.'cheese sweet') is a Levantine dessert made of a semolina and cheese dough, filled with qishta. Its origins are somewhere from central Syria. It is found in other regions in the Levant and the Middle East notably Tripoli, Lebanon, and has been brought by Syrian immigrants to other countries such as Turkey and Germany.