Chocolate Chips

Chocolate chips are small drops of chocolate made to hold their shape when baked. They are a classic addition to cookies, muffins, brownies, banana bread and cakes, and many people stir them into pancake batter, sprinkle them over oatmeal or yogurt, or mix them into homemade trail mix. They can also be melted gently to drizzle over desserts. At Dekenet Al Nes in Baaqline, in the Chouf, chocolate chips are sold by the kilo from bulk, so you can take just the amount your recipe needs. Dekenet Al Nes is a package-free grocery store and solidarity initiative started by a group of young Lebanese people in response to the economic crisis that began in 2019. Customers are encouraged to bring their own jars or containers to refill, which helps cut plastic waste and single-use packaging.