There’s the joy of discovering a new Lebanese sweets shop, and then there’s the absolute delight of finding yourself in front of a tray of freshly made el znood el sit. The golden pastry, deliciously sticky with fragrant syrup and encasing that lovely ashta. No surprise what we had!
My go to place for Lebanese sweets. I've been here many times over the years and admittedly its been quite inconsistent. Some days, it would be amazing with buttery pastry whilst other days it would be soggy and stale. But the service here is great. Even when I only had $1 coin, the shopkeeper would give me a piece of baklava and do a magic trick where a coin would seem to appear out of thin air. A great local gem!
Dessert is a must, and for the conclusion of what was a day of elaborate taste-testing, we visit Chehade El Bahsa & Sons. They have been winning the SBS Feast food awards every year since 2007, and their specialty is their homemade sweet and milky cream “ajtar”, which is made by skimming the top of boiling milk for several hours - this family-run business has been making this cream for 70 years.
Original Lebanese sweet manufacturer in Sydney, high quality, best taste, worth the extra cost.
When I say high quality, I am also referring to the clotted cream (Ashta). Ashta or “Kashta” in classical Arabic, refers to clotted cream prepared with rose water and orange blossom water. Ashta is used as a filler in desserts such as Knefah, Znood el Sit, Atayif (Katayif) and in many others. The quality of this ingredient makes a massive difference to the quality of the sweet. This sweet shop is a classic and makes things as they should be made.
Their nuts are fresh and tasty, so translating into the very best nut filled sweets.
A must visit.
Freshest Lebanese sweets in the area and the best baklava! Yumm
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