Comments on: Damascus sweet shop becomes world famous http://newsfromsyria.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:05:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://newsfromsyria.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-583 Anonymous Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:22:00 +0000 http://snwsyria.wordpress.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-583 ok thanks. Well i'm in Egypt but my friend is travelling to Syria so she can buy me some sweets from there! I tried ghraoui sweets before - the apricot with pistachios. however i'm more into chocolate so i'll check the online chocolate selection. Thanks! ok thanks. Well i’m in Egypt but my friend is travelling to Syria so she can buy me some sweets from there! I tried ghraoui sweets before – the apricot with pistachios. however i’m more into chocolate so i’ll check the online chocolate selection. Thanks!

]]> By: sasa http://newsfromsyria.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-582 sasa Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:12:00 +0000 http://snwsyria.wordpress.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-582 About $10-$15, there website is www.ghraouichocolate.com and they've got a store in Jordan now too. Where are you? About $10-$15, there website is http://www.ghraouichocolate.com and they’ve got a store in Jordan now too. Where are you?

]]> By: Anonymous http://newsfromsyria.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-581 Anonymous Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:53:00 +0000 http://snwsyria.wordpress.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-581 hey, i am wondering how much it would cost for, say 500grams, of Ghraoui plane milk chocolate?<br/><br/>thanks! hey, i am wondering how much it would cost for, say 500grams, of Ghraoui plane milk chocolate?

thanks!

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]]> By: sasa http://newsfromsyria.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-585 sasa Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:47:00 +0000 http://snwsyria.wordpress.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-585 Semiramis is expensive by Syrian standards. Ghraoui is slightly more expensive than Semiramis.<br/><br/>But you are right, $5 for the best sweets in town is unthinkable in Europe.<br/><br/>The shop feels like an expensive Western jewellery boutique or watch shop.<br/><br/>Many Damascene sweet shops have seats - try around 8 Azar Square, and Merjeh. Semiramis is expensive by Syrian standards. Ghraoui is slightly more expensive than Semiramis.

But you are right, $5 for the best sweets in town is unthinkable in Europe.

The shop feels like an expensive Western jewellery boutique or watch shop.

Many Damascene sweet shops have seats – try around 8 Azar Square, and Merjeh.

]]> By: sonia http://newsfromsyria.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-584 sonia Sat, 20 Aug 2005 18:53:00 +0000 http://snwsyria.wordpress.com/2005/08/20/damascus-sweet-shop-becomes-world-famous/#comment-584 I was lately in Damascus and I took my family to Semiramis and we bought some sweets to go. I wanted a place where we can sit and have a coffe or tea with the sweets but I was told that arabic sweets boutiques don't have generally a place for that because local people sit in a store only for western pastry and that arab sweets are always to go. It is a pity I didn't know about Ghraoui, I will go next time. But Semiramis is really good. I tried Hallab and Kanaan in Lebanon and my verdict is that Semiramis is the best. Moreover arabic sweets in Lebanon are expansive. At Kanaan in Saida, it was a theft; they charged me 18 US dollars for two plates of arabic mix and when I asked them to justify the price which was 12 dollars more than what they annouced on the 'carte' they explained that my choice was wider because it included Baclava and that they charge 4 dollars for two tiny pieces of Baclava. I told them that this was theft and that I would tell the entire world about it, starting by my Gallimard guide book (footprints) which recommanded the place. And their sweets were less than regular. <br/><br/>So I wouldn't call Semiramis expansive.<br/><br/>By the way, I enjoy reading your blog regularly. I was lately in Damascus and I took my family to Semiramis and we bought some sweets to go. I wanted a place where we can sit and have a coffe or tea with the sweets but I was told that arabic sweets boutiques don’t have generally a place for that because local people sit in a store only for western pastry and that arab sweets are always to go. It is a pity I didn’t know about Ghraoui, I will go next time. But Semiramis is really good. I tried Hallab and Kanaan in Lebanon and my verdict is that Semiramis is the best. Moreover arabic sweets in Lebanon are expansive. At Kanaan in Saida, it was a theft; they charged me 18 US dollars for two plates of arabic mix and when I asked them to justify the price which was 12 dollars more than what they annouced on the ‘carte’ they explained that my choice was wider because it included Baclava and that they charge 4 dollars for two tiny pieces of Baclava. I told them that this was theft and that I would tell the entire world about it, starting by my Gallimard guide book (footprints) which recommanded the place. And their sweets were less than regular.

So I wouldn’t call Semiramis expansive.

By the way, I enjoy reading your blog regularly.

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