Syrup
Grape Dibs
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Grape dibs is the Levantine name for the same reduced must: dibs al-inab, poured with tahini, used in sweets and savoury-sour sauces. The word dibs also means date and carob—the grape claim must be on the label. Use it as pekmez. A good jar is opaque-dark and smells of raisins.
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SauceSweetsTahini
Traits
Grape MustLabel The FruitLevantLevant DibsNot Date DibsOpaque DarkRaisinTahini
History
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Levantine pantries kept grape dibs beside date and carob dibs.
Bottled grape dibs sat in Levantine groceries worldwide.
Cooks learned to read which fruit the dibs was from.