Food in Lebanon is the essence of each gathering. Most of the Lebanese food is done with olive oil, garlic,onions, mint. Lebanese dishes are known to be very healthy and don't contain many fatty ingredients. Nowadays, it is very popular in Lebanon to do the Food markets. This is how important food is in the country.
I've heard many times as well many Lebanese friends nagging about how they hardly they find food places opened when they are in a foreign country. In Lebanon, there are 24/7 opened restos, and mainly they are close to the pubs and nightclubs. And most of these places are Lebanese food and not the junk and fast food type.
The most popular street food is as follows, the majority is done with Lebanese bread:
- Mankoushe or Sajj (a thinner type of mankoushe) with Thyme, Cheese, Labneh, Meat, etc... with vegetables are the most wanted breakfast street food.
Labneh with vegetables.
Cheese
Lahm Baajine can be eaten with pepper and lemon and with laban aside.
Zaatar, with vegetables
Saj mankoushe
And many other delicious creations. Lebanese are known for mixing food together to get something extremely delicious at the end.
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Street food Syria
There is not much to say about falafel, it has its own fame. Chickpeas dough, fried in hot oil, it can be eaten alone or in a sandwich with tomatoes, pickles and tartar sauce. It is cheap and tasty, can be found everywhere in Syrian cities.
Shawarma is a very, very popular meal in the middle east. It's usually chicken meat, but you can find also beef or lamb meat. It is Very delicious, an average price for an amazing meal.
Manakish/Fatayer. A dough cooked on round pan and topped with thyme(Zaatar), halloumi cheese or red pepper sauce. Originally from Damascus, it spread all around Syria and Lebanon. Perfect for a park promenade!
Last but not least for the dessert, we have Mshabak/ Loqmat al-Qadi. They are pretty much the same but the shape is different. A fried wheat dough, dipped fast while hot in sugar syrup, with a pinch of cinnamon and it's ready to be served! This sweet is perfect for the cold days of winter.
Arabic Ice cream/Bekdash Ice cream.
This is a very special kind of sweet, it's originally from Al Hamidiah Souk, Damascus. It's made from cold sweet cream, rolled in a plenty of pistachios. Many tourists visit Al Hamidiah to eat this delicious ice cream
Saha w Hanaa, Bon appétit!So, what is your favourite #streetfood?
