Categories: Spices, Baking Products

Cuisines: Middle Eastern, Greek/Turkish

Mahleb is made by grinding the seeds of a certain type of sour black cherry grown in the Mediterranean. It has a strong flavour of bitter almonds and cherry and is used in a lot of Middle Eastern and Greek baking for a variety of breads, cookies and cakes. Use it sparingly, as it can be too strong in higher amounts.

Mahleb is used in its ground form, but we prefer to sell it whole. The seeds are very moist and oily, and when ground, will go stale and lose their flavour quite quickly. The high oil content also means that they can go bad after a few months. Grind to a powder in a mortar or spice grinder.