Now you can try Lebanese ice cream in Vancouver — and local expats can get their beloved booza

It’s like North American ice cream but lighter, chewier and with decidedly different flavours. 

Le Parfait, Vancouver’s only Lebanese ice cream shop, has introduced a new type of dessert to the city — and has brought familiar flavours to those who miss the taste of their Mediterranean home. 

Gerard Daccache says the ice cream, which is called booza in Lebanon, is a popular summer sweet in many Middle Eastern countries.

When he arrived in Vancouver in 2019, Daccache, who used to work in an ice cream shop in his home country, realized the city was missing one of his favourite childhood treats. 

He opened Le Parfait with his partner in downtown Vancouver four months ago, and hopes his

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