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Damascus Essentials
A considered first route through Damascus: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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5 foods to know.
Each selection includes the reason it belongs here—so this is a guide, not just a pile of names.
Damascus, Syria
Harak Osbao
حرق أصبعه
Harak Osbao layers lentils, tamarind, pasta, pomegranate, and fried bread in Damascus.
Damascus, Syria
Jazarieh
جزرية
Jazarieh is a carrot-and-coconut sweet cut into bright, fudgy Damascus-style pieces.
Damascus, Syria
Booza
بوظة
Booza is stretchy Syrian ice cream thickened with mastic and salep in Damascus.
Damascus, Syria
Syrian Apricots
مشمش
Syrian apricots from Damascus are prized dried fruit with concentrated honeyed flavor.
Damascus, Lebanon
Sesame and Pistachio Biscuits
برازق
Barazek are crisp sesame-coated pistachio biscuits baked for Syrian hospitality.