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Ackawi

عكاوي

mild brined white cheese, soaked to desalt then melted into pastries

Lebanon Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Named after Acre on the Palestinian coast; the standard sandwich and sweet-pastry cheese of the Levant.

Frequently asked questions

What is Ackawi?

Ackawi is a cheese & dairy from Lebanon: mild brined white cheese, soaked to desalt then melted into pastries. Named after Acre on the Palestinian coast; the standard sandwich and sweet-pastry cheese of the Levant.

Made with

cheesemilk

Cooked

fermented

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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