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•   Salads   (5 entries)
• Fattoush Lebanese peasant salad: Medley of fresh vegetables served with lemon dressing and topped with crisped bread
• Khyar bi Laban Cucumber and yoghurt salad
• Salatat Hommos Fresh chickpeas salad
• Salatat Zaatar Akhdar Green thyme salad
• Tabbouleh Salad made with burghul wheat and finely chopped tomatoes, mint, onions and parsley
•   Pastries   (9 entries)
• Fatayer bi Sabanikh Spiced triangular spinach pies
• Kellage A kind of Lebanese quesadillas
• Lahm bi Ajeen Large flat pastry topped with ground meat
• Manakish Jibne Large flat pastry baked with cheese
• Manakish Zaatar Large flat pastry baked with thyme, olive oil, sumac and sesame seeds
• Rkakat Jibne Thin flour dough stuffed with cheese then fried
• Sambousek bi Jibne Pastries with white cheese
• Sambousek Lahme Pastries with meat and pine nuts
• Sfiha Pie made from fresh dough topped with spicy ground lamb meat, onions and tomatoes
•   Starters   (17 entries)
• Arayes Kafta Grilled kafta in warm Lebanese bread with a special seasoning
• Arnabeet Mekli Deep fried cauliflower
• Batata bil Kizbara Potatoes with coriander
• Bathinjan Mekli Eggplants fried in oil with fresh lemon juice
• Bathinjan Moutabal Broiled eggplant, blended with tahini and lemon, topped with extra virgin olive oil (also called Baba Ghannouj)
• Falafel A blend of ground chickpeas and spices, deep fried and served with tahini and tomatoes
• Foul Medammas Dried fava beans served with olive oil, chopped parsley, onions, garlic and lemon juice
• Hindbeh bil Zayt Sauteed Dandelion leaves in olive oil with garlic, parsley, and caramelized onions
• Hommos Mashed chickpeas, mixed with tahini and lemon, topped with extra virgin olive oil
• Hommos Balila Whole simmered chickpeas with cumin and lemon juice
• Kebbe Akras Fried balls of ground meat and cracked wheat, stuffed with minced meat, onions and pine nuts
• Kebbe Nayye A blend of creamy fresh raw beef and cracked wheat
• Labneh Strained yoghurt topped with extra virgin olive oil, eaten at breakfast or during a mezze
• Loubya bi Zayt Green beans in oil
• Nikhaat Fried lamb brains
• Shanklish Shanklish cheese salad
• Warak Enab bi Zayt Vine leaves stuffed with rice, vegetables and spices
•   Chicken Dishes   (5 entries)
• Farrouj Meshwi Grilled half deboned chicken, marinated in lemon juice, garlic and olive oil
• Jawaneh Chicken wings marinated in garlic
• Riz maa Djej Lebanese chicken and rice
• Shawarma Djej Boned chicken, cut into finger size slices, and marinated with mixed spices
• Shish Taouk Grilled boned chicken on skewers
•   Meat Dishes   (17 entries)
• Ardichowke bi Lahme Artichoke stuffed with meat and garnished with pine nuts
• Bazella maa Riz Peas stew with rice
• Daoud Bacha Meat balls with rice and onions
• Fattet Bathinjan Eggplant with yoghurt and minced meat
• Kafta bil Sanieh Ground meat baked in a pan
• Kafta Mekli Fried lamb or beef fingers
• Kafta Meshwi Grilled lamb or beef fingers
• Kebbe bi Laban Baked balls of ground beef and cracked wheat in yoghurt
• Kebbe bil Sanieh Baked ground beef and cracked wheat
• Kharuf Mehshi Roasted lamb stuffed with rice and nuts
• Koussa Mehshi Squash stuffed with lamb and rice
• Laban Omou Cubes of boiled lamb simmered in yoghurt and flavored with garlic and coriander
• Maakarona bil Sanieh Macaroni with meat, sprinkled with grated cheese, and baked in the pan
• Malfouf Mehshi Cabbage leaves stuffed with lamb and rice
• Shawarma Lahme Sliced meat marinated in red vinegar and spices
• Shish Barak Meat pastries in yoghurt
• Shish Kabab Grilled lamb meat on skewers
•   Fish Dishes   (4 entries)
• Samak bi Tahini Baked fish with tahini sauce
• Samak Meshwi Whole fresh Mediterranean sea bass pan grilled served with Taratour or sesame sauce
• Samke Harra Marinated fish, broiled and topped with lightly spiced sauce
• Siyadiyeh Lebanese baked fish with rice
•   Vegeterian Dishes   (9 entries)
• Bemieh bi Zayt Okra dish flavored with garlic and coriander
• Fassolia bi Riz Bean stew with rice
• Fattet Hommos Toasted pieces of pita bread mixed with tahini, yoghurt and hommos
• Makhlouta Lentil soup with beans and rice (makhlouta means "mixture" in Lebanese Arabic)
• Mjaddara Mashed lentils and rice pottage
• Moudardara Lentils and rice with caramelized onions
• Moussaka Aubergine and chickpea stew with pomegranate (Lebanese moussaka)
• Yakhnet Batata Potato stew
• Yakhnet Sabanikh Spinach stew
•   Desserts   (17 entries)
• Awamat Crisp fried syrupy doughnut balls
• Baklawa Assorted nuts-and-syrup-soaked Mediterranean pastry dessert
• Barazek Crunchy, nutty, lightly sweet sesame pastry
• Bouza bi Haleeb Milk ice cream
• Halawa Flaky sweet confection based on crushed sesame seeds with pistachios
• Knefeh Hot pastry with cheese inside
• Maakroun Sweet fried dessert
• Maamoul bi Fistok Small shortbread pastries filled with pistachios
• Maamoul bi Jowz Small shortbread pastries filled with walnuts
• Maamoul bi Tamer Small shortbread pastries filled with fresh dates
• Meghli Floured rice pudding served to well wishers when a baby is born
• Mouhalabieh Firm and milky pudding, topped with orange blossom jam and pistachio
• Namoura Semolina cake soaked in syrup, decorated with almonds
• Riz bi Haleeb Rice pudding, easy to make
• Sahlab Flavored starch warm and soothing beverage/pudding
• Sfouf Spongy, eggless Lebanese cake served with tea or milk
• Simsmiyeh Sesame nougat
•   Extras   (17 entries)
• Ahweh Arabic or Turkish coffee
• Ahweh Baida Perfumed, light and quite digestible after a meal (literally meaning "white coffee" but has nothing of a coffee but its name)
• Ajeen Pastry dough required in many of the dishes that can be either used directly or frozen for later use in a plastic bag
• Ayran Refreshing minted yoghurt drink
• Jellab Drink made from grape molasses and raisins mixed together and topped with pine nuts
• Kashta Form of clotted cream made by skimming boiling milk, used in many of the Lebanese sweets
• Khibbiz Arabi Baked flat pita or Arabic bread
• Laban Matboukh Cooked yoghurt sauce
• Limonada Drink of lemon juice and sugar
• Mouhamara Roasted red pepper dip or spread, seasoned with walnuts, pomegranate molasses and pepper
• Qatr Sweet, flavored syrup usually poured while very hot over pastries
• Riz bi Shaariyeh Rice with vermicelli
• Sharab el Tout Mulberry syrup often served cold to welcome guest with a fresh and tasty drink
• Sharab el Wared Rose water syrup often served cold to guests when tea or coffee are not desired
• Tahini Paste made of sesame seeds and olive oil, used in many of the dishes like Hommos, Falafel, Halawa...
• Taratour Sesame paste sauce to be used with Shawarma, Falafel, Kafta or over vegetables and fish
• Toum Garlic sauce

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