Qamar al-din

Qamar al-din
TypeDrink
Place of originGhouta, Syria
Associated cuisineLevantine, Egyptian, Somali
Serving temperatureCold
Main ingredientsApricots
Ingredients generally usedOrange blossom water, sugar
Food energy
(per 100 g serving)
38 kcal (160 kJ)
Nutritional value
(per 100 g serving)
Proteing
Fatg
Carbohydrate10 g
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Qamar al-din (Arabic: قمر الدين, lit.'Moon of the Faith') is an apricot fruit leather used to make apricot juice or a nectar beverage often consumed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. It is specifically mentioned in a 13th-century Levantine recipe. It originates from what is now Syria, and was first produced in the Ghouta, where the variety of apricots most suitable for qamar al-din was first grown. Qamar al-din is used across the Middle East and North Africa and Somalia, though Syrian qamar al-din is still believed to be the best because the variety of apricots most suitable for making qamar al-din grows only in Syria and southwestern Turkey.