Lupin Flour

Lupin flour, known in Arabic as tahin termos, is a flour made by grinding dried lupin beans, the same beans many people know as a salted snack. It has a pale yellow colour and a mild, slightly nutty taste. In home kitchens it is often mixed with wheat flour for breads, flatbreads and baked goods, and it is also used in pancakes, batters for frying and as a thickener for soups and sauces. Some cooks use it in recipes that avoid wheat. At Dekenet Al Nes in Baaqline, in the Chouf, lupin flour is sold by the kilo from our pantry shelves. As a package-free grocery store, we invite customers to bring their own jars, bags or containers and fill them with the amount they need, helping cut down on plastic and single-use packaging.