Warbat
 A platter of warbat | |
| Alternative names | Shaabiyat |
|---|---|
| Type | Pastry |
| Course | Dessert |
| Region or state | Levant |
| Associated cuisine | Levantine cuisine |
| Serving temperature | Hot or room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Filo, custard or qishta, sugar syrup, ghee or butter |
| Variations | Filled with nuts or cream; sometimes topped with pistachios and petals |
| Other information | Popular during Ramadan |
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Warbat (Arabic: وربات) is a Levantine sweet pastry similar to baklava.
Warbat consists of layers of phyllo dough filled with a semolina based custard,[1][2] though it is sometimes also filled with pistachios, walnuts, almonds,[3] or sweet cheese.[4] The dessert is topped with a sweet syrup made from sugar, water, and lemon juice brought to a boil and then left to cool and thicken.[5]
When served with cream or qishta it is called warbat bi-qishteh or warbat be gishta. Warbat is often served during Ramadan.[6][7] In Lebanon, as well as in Homs and Hama, the dessert is known as shabiyaat.
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Madison Magazine. Consumer Publications, Limited. 1999.
- ^ "The Sweets Story: When Syrians Come to Cairo". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ^ JOYCE SMITHThe Kansas City Star (2014-11-04). "Sultan's Bakery opens on 39th Street | The Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ^ Warbat
- ^ Christa Salamandra (10 December 2004). A New Old Damascus: Authenticity and Distinction in Urban Syria. Indiana University Press. pp. 97–. ISBN 0-253-11041-6.
- ^ Tamimi, Sami; Lewis, Tim; Wigley, Tara; Lewis, interview by Tim (15 March 2020). "'A love letter home' – recipes and stories of the Palestinian table". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
