Wheat Flour

Wheat flour (tahin qamh) is a staple of the Lebanese kitchen, milled from wheat grain and used as the base for many everyday dishes. It is commonly used to make bread and manakish dough, fatayer and sfiha, as well as cakes, biscuits and other baked goods. It also thickens sauces and soups and is used to coat vegetables or meat before frying. At Dekenet Al Nes in Baaqline, in the Chouf, wheat flour is sold by the kilo from the pantry shelf. As a package-free shop, Dekenet Al Nes encourages customers to bring their own containers or bags and fill only the amount they need, which helps cut plastic waste and single-use packaging. Once home, flour is best kept in a dry, airtight container away from heat and moisture.