| Name | Description |
| Baba ghanoush/ mtabbal | eggplant mashed and mixed with seasonings |
| Baterish | mashed roasted eggplant |
| Falafel | a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both |
| Fasolia bizzeit | green beans with olive oil, lemon and garlic |
| Fatteh | pieces of Arabic bread covered with other ingredients |
| Fattetil-makdus | Fatteh with makdous and minced meat |
| Fatteh billahm | Fatteh with meat |
| Fatteh bissamn | Fatteh made with beef or sheep tallow |
| Fatteh bizzayt | Fatteh made with vegetable, corn, or olive oil |
| Fattet jaaj | Fatteh with chicken |
| Fattoush | salad made from several garden vegetables and toasted or fried pieces of pita bread |
| Halloumi cheese | usually sliced and grilled or fried |
| ' | lentils with dough |
| Hummus | a dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic |
| Hummus billahm | hummus with meat on top |
| ' / jaz maz | eggs in tomato stew, Syrian shakshouka |
| Kishik | drained yogurt |
| Kibbeh | in the Middle East, dishes made of bulghur, chopped meat, and spices |
| Labneh | strained yogurt which tastes similar to cream or sour cream only more tart |
| Lahme bil'ajeen | a thin piece of dough topped with minced meat and vegetables. |
| Makdous | Stuffed and pickled eggplants |
| Makmoor | chopped zucchini with rice |
| Msaqqa'a | grilled eggplant mashed with olive oil, tomato, onion and garlic |
| Mhammarah | a hot pepper dip from Aleppo, made from Aleppo pepper |
| Mtabbal | mashed eggplant blended with tahini, olive oil, salt and garlic |
| Olives | - |
| | cooked yoghurt |
| Shish kebab | skewered cubes of meat |
| Name | Description |
| Booza | Ice cream known for its elastic texture, which is caused by the presence of mastic |
| Falafil | Fried balls or patties of spiced, mashed chickpeas, most often served in Arabic bread, with pickles, tahina, hummus, sumac, cut-vegetable salad and often, shatteh, a hot sauce, the type used depending on the falafil maker |
| Ka'ak | Rings of bread, made from farina and other ingredients, commonly sprinkled with sesame seeds, occasionally served on the table to accompany Syrian cheese; a buttery and sweetened version, filled with crushed dates or walnuts, is eaten as a dessert, usually served to eat with string cheese shaped into a braid |
| Manakish | Dough topped with za'atar, cheese or ground meat; it can be sliced or folded, and it can be served either for breakfast or lunch |
| Shawarma | Sliced and marinated meat shaved off a roasting skewer and stuffed into Arabic bread or sometimes baguette, alone with hummus, or with additional trimmings such as fresh onion, French fries, salads and pickles |
| Maarouk | A sweet bread stuffed with date paste and topped with sesame seeds, and served in a wide variety of shapes, popular during Ramadan. |
| Name | Description |
| Ba'lawah | Layered pastry filled with nuts, steeped in a honey syrup called atr, and usually cut in a triangular or diamond shape |
| Barazek | A sort of sesame seed cookie, made from white sesame seeds, butter, sugar, milk and honey |
| Basbousa | A sweet cake made of cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup |
| Bashmina | Syrian-style cotton candy. Made mainly from flour with a honey syrup called atr. |
| Bilatat jahanam | Made mainly from sugar and flour with a red food coloring |
| Crêpe | A very thin French pastry with butter and sugar |
| Ghazal al-banat | Sugar cotton candy stuffed with pistachios or cashews |
| Halaweh homsiyyeh | Also known as al Qurmashliya, made from flour, water and salt, fried with oil until they form little pieces, which would be colored afterwards |
| Halawet al-jibn | Pastry rolled and stuffed with cheese or thick milk cream, served with a honey syrup called atr |
| Halweh | A slab of sesame paste studded with fruit and candy/sweets |
| Haytaliya | A sort of milk pudding |
| Kanafeh | Shoelace pastry dessert stuffed with sweet white cheese, nuts and syrup |
| Ma'mul | Biscuits filled with dates, pistachios or walnuts, and shaped in a wooden mould called tabi, a popular sweet on Christian holidays, Muslim holidays, and Jewish holidays |
| Mamuniyyeh | Mixture of semolina and ghee simmered in water with sugar, usually served with salty cheese or milk cream called qishteh |
| Muhallebi | A sort of milk pudding |
| Nabulsiyyeh | A layer of semi-salty Nabulsi cheese covered with a semolina dough and drizzled with a honey syrup called atr |
| Naem | A fried flatbread covered in syrup |
| Qada'ef | Semolina dough stuffed with a paste made from sweet walnuts or milk cream, with a honey syrup called atr |
| Qamar al-din | Dried apricot paste |
| Raha | A confection based on a gel of starch and sugar |
| Rice pudding | Made from rice mixed with water or milk and other ingredients such as cinnamon |
| Simsimiyah | A confection of sesame seeds and sugar or honey, with some Saponaria |
| Suwar as-sitt | A disc-shaped pastry steeped in a honey syrup called atr while the centre is covered with smashed pistachios |
| Taj al-malik | Round dry pastry, the centre of which is filled with pistachios, cashews or other nuts |
| Zilabiyyeh | Thin sheets of semolina dough, boiled, rolled and stuffed with pistachios or milk cream called qishteh |
| Znud as-sitt | Phyllo pastries with various fillings |