Sugar

Sugar is one of the most familiar pantry staples, the everyday sweetener found in almost every kitchen. It is stirred into tea and coffee, used in baking cakes, cookies and bread, and essential for traditional Lebanese sweets, syrups such as atr, jams and preserves. It also balances flavours in sauces and marinades. At Dekenet Al Nes in Baaqline, in the Chouf, sugar is sold by the kilo from bulk, so you can take just the amount you need. As a package-free grocery store, Dekenet Al Nes encourages customers to bring their own jars, bags or containers and refill them, helping cut plastic waste and single-use packaging. The shop is a solidarity initiative started by young Lebanese people to keep basic necessities within reach of families and individuals.