Editing Aleppo (section)

===Cuisine===
[[File:Kebab khashkhash.jpg|thumb|left|Kebab khashkhash from Aleppo]]
{{see also|Syrian cuisine}}
Aleppo is surrounded by olive, nut and fruit orchards, and its cuisine is the product of its fertile land and location along the [[Silk Road]].<ref name="acad" /> The International Academy of Gastronomy in France awarded Aleppo its culinary prize in 2007.<ref name="acad">{{cite news |title=NPR web: Food Lovers Discover The Joys of Aleppo |newspaper=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122058669 |access-date=5 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118122510/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122058669 |archive-date=18 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The city has a wide selection of different types of dishes, such as [[kebab]], [[kibbeh]], [[dolma]], [[hummus]], ful halabi, [[za'atar]] halabi, muhshi. Ful halabi is a typical Aleppine breakfast meal: fava bean soup with a splash of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and Aleppo's red peppers. The za'atar of Aleppo (thyme) is a kind of oregano which is popular in the regional cuisines.
[[File:Bakery, Aleppo, Syria - 1.jpg|thumb|Aleppine [[lahmajoun]]]]
The kibbeh is one of the favourite foods of the locals, and the Aleppines have created more than 17 types of kibbeh dishes, which is considered a form of art for them. These include ''kibbeh'' prepared with [[sumac]] (''kәbbe sәmmāʔiyye''), [[yogurt]] (''kәbbe labaniyye''), [[quince]] (''[[Kibbeh safarjaliyeh|kәbbe safarjaliyye]]''), lemon juice (''kәbbe ḥāmḍa''), [[pomegranate]] sauce and [[cherry]] sauce. Other varieties include the "disk" ''kibbeh'' (''kәbbe ʔrāṣ''), the "plate" ''kibbeh'' (''kәbbe bәṣfīḥa'' or ''kәbbe bṣēniyye'') and the raw ''kibbeh'' (''kәbbe nayye''). Kebab Halabi – influenced by Armenian and Turkish tastes – has around 26 variants<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1591518&language=ar |title=ﻛﻮﻧﺎ :: ﺍﻟﻤﻄﺒﺦ ﺍﻟﺤﻠﺒﻲ ﻳﻨﻔﺮﺩ ﺑﺘﻨﻮﻉ ﺍﻃﻌﻤﺘﻪ ﻭﻃﻴﺐ ﻧﻜﺘﻪ 11/01/2006 |publisher=Kuna.net.kw |access-date=29 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922073820/http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=1591518&language=ar |archive-date=22 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> including: ''kebab'' prepared with cherry (''kebab karaz''), eggplant (''kebab banjan''), [[chili pepper]] with [[parsley]] and [[pine nut]] (''kebab khashkhash''), [[truffle]] (''kebab kamayeh''), [[tomato paste]] (''kebab hindi''), cheese and [[mushroom]] (''kebab ma'juʔa''), etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isalep.com/cuisine-aleppo/?p=1362|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421234007/http://www.isalep.com/cuisine-aleppo/?p=1362|url-status=dead|title=أنواع الكباب الحلبي : لؤلؤة المطبخ الحلبي|archivedate=21 April 2012|language=ar}}</ref> The favourite drink is [[Arak (distilled beverage)|Arak]], which is usually consumed along with [[meze]], Aleppine kebabs and kibbehs. [[Beer in Syria|Al-Shark beer]] – a product of Aleppo – is also among the favourite drinks. Local wines and brandies are consumed as well.

Aleppo is the origin of different types of sweets and pastries. The Aleppine sweets, such as mabrumeh, siwar es-sett, balloriyyeh, etc., are characterized by containing high rates of ghee butter and sugar. Other sweets include mamuniyeh, shuaibiyyat, mushabbak, zilebiyeh, ghazel al-banat etc. Most pastries contain Aleppine pistachios and other types of nuts.