Acerca de Bachir
Fundada en 1936 en Bikfaya, un pueblo de montaña del Monte Líbano, Bachir es uno de los nombres más queridos del helado libanés. Durante décadas, el ritual veraniego de subir en coche a Bikfaya para tomar un cucurucho de Bachir ha formado parte de la vida libanesa. Lo que vende Bachir no es un helado convencional sino booza, el postre helado árabe tradicional conocido por su textura densa, elástica y estirable.
That signature stretch comes from mastic (a resin that gives an aromatic chew) and sahlab, churned and pounded into a booza that is famously rolled in crushed pistachios. Alongside its ice cream, Bachir is also known for its mixed nuts. From its mountain origins, the brand has expanded internationally, opening in the Gulf and even Paris, carrying Lebanon’s most distinctive frozen tradition abroad.
Por qué Bachir es importante
Bachir is more than a dessert shop, it’s a cultural landmark. Since 1936 it has preserved the art of traditional booza, a craft that predates industrial ice cream and defines a whole category of Lebanese sweets. Its expansion to the Gulf and Paris has made Bachir an ambassador for Lebanese food heritage, introducing international audiences to mastic-scented, pistachio-rolled ice cream. For Lebanese at home and in the diaspora, a taste of Bachir is a taste of Mount Lebanon summers.