Orange Blossom Water

Syrians love olive oil, we use it in many dishes, and kousa Bez-Zeit is one of them. It consists of vegetable marrow (marrow squash), cooked in olive oil, garlic, dried mint, sweet paprika, salt and water. Just simple, easy and delicious. Kousa means vegetable marrow and Zeit means oil. This can be served for lunch, dinner and as a snack.

I remember in an interview with president Dr.Bashar, one of the questions was “What is your favorite Syrian food?” and he replied “Foods prepared with olive oil”.

Let’s make Kousa Bez-Zeit:

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Ouzi is a luxury dish from Damascus, Syria. The preparation of Ouzi requires some effort and time, but the end result is truly delicious. Ouzi is one of the most important dishes in Damascus, served at weddings.

To prepare Ouzi, you need the dough which is ‘Ajineh Mwarraqah, and the filling.

Let’s make Ouzi:

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Tabbouleh is the most important appetizer in Syria and Lebanon. Lebanese tabbouleh differs from Syrian tabbouleh.

This post will introduce to you Tabbouleh, the Syrian way.

Let’s make Tabbouleh:

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Falafel, the famous Arabic yummy dish, it can be prepared in three different ways:

Chickpeas only.

Fava Beans only.

Mixture of chickpeas and fava beans.

Let’s make Falafel:

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Maqloubat Al-Bathenjan (Eggplants in Arabic is Al-Bathenjan) is a famous dish in Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon, but each country prepares this dish in different ways, differences can be in the ingredients, the way of the preparation and serving, of course this post is about the Syrian way.

Let’s make Maqloubat Al-Bathenjan:

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