Maaruk bread, Ramadan’s main food item in Qamishli

Maaruk bread, or Syrian sweet bread, is one of the most prominent food items of the month of Ramadanitems of the month of Ramadan. It is made with several flavors and covered with syrup and sesame seeds.
Chef Saleh Muhammad, who learned to make Maaruk from his father and grandfather in Aleppo, says that he tries to add new flavors to the bread such as fruits, nuts, or chocolate to meet the different tastes of people.
Despite the living conditions that the region is going through and the difficulty of securing raw materials for the manufacture of this bread, Chef Saleh says that there is consideration of the living conditions and conditions of the citizens by not raising prices.
The price of one regular loaf that Saleh makes reaches 1500 Syrian lira, which is equivalent to 40 cents, while a loaf stuffed with flavor costs about $2.