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Aleppine Cuisine, Syria

Aleppine Cuisine

A city that cooks seriously

Aleppo · Aleppo

Overview

Aleppo's kitchen is widely regarded as one of the most developed in the region: kebabs and kibbeh in many forms, pepper and pomegranate flavours, and an extensive mezze repertoire.

Why visit

  • A celebrated regional kitchen
  • Aleppo pepper and pomegranate molasses
  • Long-established food houses

Historical layers

Periods recorded for this place in the DAHAB database. Open any period for its full history.

  1. Ottoman1516–1918 CE
  2. Modern Syria1918–today

Things to see and do

Things to do

  • · Kibbeh tasting
  • · Market spice shopping
  • · Sweets and ice cream stops

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