Ma'zaher, Arabic for orange blossom (or orange flower) water, is a distillate of the flowers of bitter orange trees which are common to the coastal regions of Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. Bitter oranges are also known as bigarade or Seville oranges (Citrus aurantium L.) or Bousfeir in Lebanon. Mazaher is used to flavour both food and drinks. It's a common ingredient in the sugar syrup (qatr) that accompanies many Lebanese and Arabic pastries. It is used as a flavouring for tea and coffee, namely the "Lebanese white coffee".
Ma'zaher, Arabic for orange blossom (or orange flower) water, is a distillate of the flowers of bitter orange trees which are common to the coastal regions of Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. Bitter oranges are also known as bigarade or Seville oranges (Citrus aurantium L.) or Bousfeir in Lebanon. Mazaher is used to flavour both food and drinks. It's a common ingredient in the sugar syrup (qatr) that accompanies many Lebanese and Arabic pastries. It is used as a flavouring for tea and coffee, namely the "Lebanese white coffee".
