Tag Archives: pudding

Jellab pudding

What is jellab anyway? Jellab is an extremely popular drink in Lebanon. It is sold everywhere, most notably at juice stalls and at the beach. It is not simple to make jellab at home. Why? It requires incense (bakhoor). Not easy to find in your local supermarket! It requires macerating raisins and grape molasses and [...]
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Banana Rum pudding-cake

Lebanon’s coastline is lined with banana plantations, especially in the south of the country, all the way to the border. Yet, unlike the American kitchen which is replete with banana recipes, there are none in the Lebanese repertoire. In an effort to remedy this, here is a pudding-cake recipe I clipped years ago, which actually [...]
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Candied dates with cardamom

What does one ask of a coffee shop?  Free wi-fi, outdoor seating with shade, really good coffee drinks and pastries, friendly staff and animation. In Beirut, there is Café Younès, which fills these requirements. Walking home after  some leisurely time spent there, I saw these fresh dates, (guess it must be the season), and was [...]
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