said he had not seen Damascus in more than a decade and enjoying the ice cream was a perk of his newfound freedom. "Thank God we achieved our goal. Now we can go around all of Syria in our own car ...

This corpulent, jovial 40-something is the fourth generation to run the Bakdash ice cream parlor, a Syrian institution celebrating its 130 th anniversary this year. Behind him, two employees ...

The traditional Syrian ice cream has a more elastic texture and slightly more perfumed flavor than the Western versions. The Damascus landmark's appearance in Jordan is a bittersweet sign of one ...

Popular lore has it that the ice cream cone debuted at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, when Ernest Hamwi, a Syrian concessionaire, was selling zalabia, a Middle Eastern doughnut-like pastry.

He serves in Syrian, Lebanese, Turkish and Moroccan cuisine. Almajid grew up helping out in his father’s ice cream and sweets shop in Damascus, Syria. After learning the ropes and working at his ...

The frozen treat, also known as stretchy ice cream, originated in Syria and is commonly served in Palestine, Israel and Jordan. Thanks to the Rukab family, long-time Palestinian ice cream ...