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Aleppo Essentials
A considered first route through Aleppo: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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Aleppo, Syria
Aleppo Pepper
فلفل حلبي
Aleppo Pepper adds fruity, mild heat and deep red color to local kebabs and muhammara.
Aleppo, Syria
Kebab Halabi
كباب حلبي
Kebab Halabi combines minced meat, Aleppo pepper, and grilled charcoal flavor in a local specialty.
Aleppo, Syria
Cherry Kebab
كباب كرز
Cherry Kebab pairs sour cherries with spiced meatballs in a distinctive Aleppine sweet-savory plate.
Aleppo, Syria
Kebab Khashkhash
كباب خشخاش
Kebab Khashkhash brings peppery tomato sauce over grilled minced-meat kebabs in Aleppo.
Aleppo, Syria
Karabij Halab
كرابيج حلب
Karabij Halab are pistachio-filled semolina cookies served with white naṭef in Aleppo.
Aleppo, Syria
Mamounia
مأمونية
Mamounia is a warm semolina pudding scented with cinnamon and pistachios in Aleppo.
Aleppo, Lebanon
Kibbeh
كبة
Aleppo kibbeh showcases bulgur shells around seasoned meat, fried or baked in local forms.