Wild sumac harvest at sunset on the slopes of Mount Lebanon

Mount Lebanon · wild foraging

Tangy · fruity · crimson

Wild sumac

A touch of solar acidity. Sumac wakes up dishes with a lemony, fruity note — without a drop of lemon.

Harvested at maturity from the wild shrubs of Mount Lebanon, the crimson berries are dried then finely ground to deliver all their brightness.

Quantity
Origin Mount Lebanon
Harvest Late summer, by hand
Shelf life 18 months, dry

In the kitchen

How to use it

Fattoush

Essential in the Lebanese salad: it brings the acidity that makes all the difference.

Hummus & mezze

Sprinkled over hummus or eggs, for colour and zing.

Grilled fish

A pinch over grilled fish is a perfect substitute for lemon.

Poultry & marinades

The famous sumac chicken: rubbed before cooking for golden, tangy skin.

Short supply chain

From bush to your kitchen

1 Sumac shrub in blossom, yellow-green flowers

Blossom

In spring, the shrub bursts into yellow-green flowers.

2 Clusters of ripe crimson sumac berries

Crimson berries

In late summer, the clusters ripen and redden.

3 Hand picking sumac berries

Handpicked

Gathered one by one on the slopes of Mount Lebanon.

4 Sumac berries drying in the sun

Sun-dried

Spread in the sun until the aromas concentrate.

5 Ground sumac powder in a jar

Ground & jarred

Finely milled, then shipped direct.

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