Lebanese food :

Falafel

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Falafel-A Lebanese -middle eastern dish. Pitta pockets are lined with houmous, filled with this deepfried spiced balls made from chickpeas, blackeyes beans and pulses.Topped with a crunchy salad and chutneys, it is a mouth watering dish[...]

Tabouleh

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A traditional tabouleh in many countries has more parsley than bulgur. I was never served tabouleh in Turkey with any sort of goat or sheep’s milk cheese. The formula for this salad is a simple but time-honored tradition. In Lebanon,[...]

Beirut Lebanon

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      So today we tried this Lebanese restaurant that we incidentally found last time when we were in Sabang area. The restaurant itself is located on the second floor of a travel agency building, not an eye catcher if you ask[...]

Happy New Year

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Yes - it is, or will be a very Happy New Year.  Think of all the extremes that happened last year, from sports to politics.  What ever could 2009 bring that would offer such surprises?  Hopefully a lot more good than last year. Something to look[...]

Middle eastern

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I love Middle-eastern food. I first discovered it on my first visit to the US. My friend took me on a tour of New York, walking around all the famous avenues and streets and we finally wound up in the Village that evening for dinner. She[...]

Plats (chawarma)

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Those who love chawarma, and want to have lots of it... can always try this plats . They are sandwiches made with pita. Quite heavy as there is a rich filling inside usually made with hummos, mayonnaise - garlic paste, chicken or meat or[...]

Shish taouk masala

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Shish taouk is a typical Persian grill. Shish is skewers and taouk is chicken. Its usually some chicken marinated with yogurt, lime juice, ginger-garlic paste, tomato paste etc. I had some shish touk in hand. Moreover, I always love to try[...]

Pita Spinach sandwich

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Pita is a round bread with pockets (usually used in chawarma or other sandwich), commonly found in middle eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. Thanks to all my Lebanese friends here in Ivory coast who introduced me to Lebanese cuisine. I was[...]

Spud Sunday: Stinky Spud

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So what’s a bit of garlic breath between friends? Notwithstanding the fact that I’m sure I reeked of garlic after lunch yesterday, nobody seemed to mind. Or, if they did, at least they didn’t let on. They’re a generally[...]

Chawarma (one base for all)

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I make chawarma/ shawarma at home quite often and yes with so many different fillings. Sometimes, its chicken, sometimes, meat, kebe, falafel (chickpea vadas), french fries etc. The chawarma base can be so simple yet so full of flavour, tasty and[...]