jallab

{{Short description|Middle Eastern fruit syrup}}

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| name = Jallab

| image = File:Jallab.jpg

| caption = Jallab tea

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| country = Syria

| region = Levant

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| type = Fruit syrup

| served =

| main_ingredient =Carob, 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, dates, grape molasses, and rose water.[http://honestcooking.com/jallab-a-refreshingly-sweet-summer-drink/ Jallab – A Refreshingly Sweet Summer Drink] in Honest Cooking

Sometimes grenadine syrup is used in preparing it and might be smoked with Arabic incense.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} It is usually sold with crushed ice and garnished with pine nuts and raisins.[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

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