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Mahleb

Also called mahlab and mahalepi

Mahleb is a spice made from kernels. Cooks use it in baking and for seasoning.

Part used
Kernel
Mahleb, prepared

Photo: Leslie Seaton · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use mahleb

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Bake
  • Season

Preparing it

Crack the cherry stones to remove the kernels. Grind the kernels into powder before using them.

On the table

Dishes made with mahleb

1 dish in the catalogue uses it.

  • Falafel

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include mahleb.

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What mahleb is called

Names in 24 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    Mahleb

  • French

    Mahaleb · Mahlepi · Mahleb · Mahlab

  • Italian

    Mahleb · Mahlab · Mahalab · Mahaleb

  • Portuguese

    Mahlab

  • German

    Mahlab · Mahleb · Mahalab · Mahaleb

  • Dutch

    Mahlab

  • Greek

    Μαχλέπι

  • Russian

    Махлаб

  • Polish

    mahlab · mahleb

  • Arabic

    طيون

  • Hebrew

    מחלב

  • Chinese

    马哈利

Show all 24 languages

  • Basque

    Mahleb

  • Bulgarian

    Махлеб

  • Catalan

    Makhlepi

  • Japanese

    マハレブ

  • Javanese

    Mahleb

  • Kabyle

    Aṛednin

  • Kazakh

    Махлаба

  • Korean

    마흘랍

  • Norwegian Bokmål

    Mahlab

  • Romanian

    mahleb · mahlepi

  • Slovenian

    mahleb

  • Swiss High German

    Mahlab

  • Ukrainian

    Махлебі

Sources and credits

Data

  • GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
  • Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
  • Wikimedia Commons: photos

Wikidata item: Q465554

Photos

Photo: Leslie Seaton · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons