Lebanon’s economic crisis takes Ramadan sweets off the table
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Thu, 2021-04-15 20:52
BEIRUT: Samir, a 10-year-old boy, excitedly accompanied his father into a sweet shop to buy Ramadan treats for iftar in Beirut.
Yet his excitement soon turned to disappointment after his father checked the prices and told him “we cannot afford kellaj today.”
A famous, traditional Ramadan sweet, kellaj are phyllo pastry sheets stuffed with cheese or cream, fried, dipped in sugar syrup and served after breaking fast at sunset.
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