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{{Short description|Middle Eastern fruit syrup}}
{{for |the French actor |Tewfik Jallab}} 
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} 
{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Jallab
| image            = File:Jallab.jpg
| caption          = Jallab tea
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| country          = [[Syria]]
| region           = [[Levant]]
| creator          = 
| course           = 
| type             = [[Fruit syrup]]
| served           =
| main_ingredient  =[[Carob]], [[date palm|dates]], [[grape molasses]], and [[rose water]]
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}}
'''Jallab''' or '''jellab''' ({{langx|ar|جلاب|translit=jallāb}}) is a type of [[fruit syrup]] popular in the [[Middle East]] made from [[carob]], [[date palm|dates]], [[grape molasses]], and [[rose water]].<ref>[http://honestcooking.com/jallab-a-refreshingly-sweet-summer-drink/ Jallab – A Refreshingly Sweet Summer Drink] in Honest Cooking</ref>

Sometimes [[grenadine syrup]] is used in preparing it and might be [[Smoking (cooking)|smoked]] with Arabic [[incense]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} It is usually sold with [[crushed ice]] and garnished with [[pine nut]]s and [[raisin]]s.<ref>[https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/ramadan-five-drinks-thirst-quenching-middle-east Ramadan: Five thirst-quenching drinks from across the Middle East], Nur Ayoubi, 4 April 2022, [[Middle East Eye]]</ref>

Jallab is especially popular in the [[Levant]] during [[Ramadan]].{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

==See also==
* [[Erk al sous]]
* [[Kharoub]]
* [[Qamar Al Deen]]
* [[Tamr Hindi]]
* [[Levantine cuisine]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Levantine cuisine]]
[[Category:Levantine drinks]]
[[Category:Fruit juice]]
[[Category:Grape dishes]]
[[Category:Iraqi cuisine]]
[[Category:Jordanian cuisine]]
[[Category:Lebanese cuisine]]
[[Category:Non-alcoholic drinks]]
[[Category:Palestinian cuisine]]
[[Category:Syrian cuisine]]
[[Category:Smoked food]]
[[Category:Syrup]]

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