Samneh Hanim

Samneh Hanim is a samneh, the rich cooking fat that has long been part of Lebanese and wider Middle Eastern home cooking. Samneh is commonly used to fry onions and meat, to toast vermicelli before cooking rice, and to give flavour to dishes such as mujaddara, freekeh and stews. It is also a familiar ingredient in traditional sweets and festive baking, especially around holidays such as Eid al-Adha, when families cook and share larger meals. You can find Samneh Hanim on the shelf at Dekenet Al Nes in Baaqline, in the Chouf. Dekenet Al Nes is a package-free grocery store and solidarity initiative that offers basic necessities at affordable prices, and customers are encouraged to bring their own containers to refill essential products and cut down on single-use packaging.