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Authentic Lebanese Food - HUGE MEZZE + MEAT PLATTER in Beirut, Lebanon

Authentic Lebanese Food - HUGE MEZZE + MEAT PLATTER in Beirut, Lebanon

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CELEBRATION OF FOOD - On my first day, actually first evening in Beirut, Lebanon, we tried over 25 different dishes - it was indeed a celebration of Lebanese food For a long long time now, Ive been a huge fan of Lebanese food. Even as a kid, I would go out to eat Lebanese food with my parents, and wed some of the most common dishes like hummus, tabbouleh, baba ghanoush and shish taouk. So already with a love for Lebanese cuisine, I was thrilled to be in Beirut, Lebanon, for the first time, to try the real food What is Mezze? - Mezze is an entire culture of eating small dishes served as appetizers and salads. Along with a full mezze spread, its common to drink arak, a traditional Levantine spirit made from grapes and aniseed. Abou Hassan Restaurant - Maya brought us to Abou Hassan, a well known mezze and Lebanese food restaurant in Beirut. I loved it from the moment I walked in and saw all the different mezze appetizers and salads lined up and waiting to be ordered. It was without a doubt a festival of foods, flavors, colors, a true taste of Lebanese eating culture. Here are a few of the dishes we ordered: Tabbouleh - Salad of parsley, bulgar, tomatoes, onions, lemon Warak Enab - Stuffed grape leaves Lebanese Toum - King of dips, pure garlic blended with vegetable oil Shanklish - Aged Levantine cheese Lamb Brains - Sauted with garlic sauce Tagine - Tahini (sesame paste, roasted nuts Chicken Hearts - Caramelised in pomegranate molasses Al Halabi Restaurant - Next, my friend Kamel ) brought us to Al Halabi Restaurant, an iconic restaurant in Beirut, known for mezze and especially for the Lebanese raw meat platter. Raw meat is commonly eaten in Lebanon, and its a delicacy and its incredibly delicious. We had raw lamb fat, meat of various textures, kibbeh nayyeh, and raw liver. Additionally, after another spectacular Lebanese meal, we were ushered to another table that was filled with dessert - a bounty of never ending fruit and sweet desserts
Date: 2019-08-19

Comments and reviews: 10


Mark, how clever of you to make it to Lebanon One of my favorite countries ever I went to the American University of Beirut couple of years ago to study Arabic and the history of the Arab world and I ended up falling in love with Lebanon. What a beautiful country The mountains, the cedar forests ( a UNESCO heritage site, the amazing and ancient history of Lebanon known as ancient Phoenicia where the Alphabet was invented in the lovely city of Byblos, the land where Europa was born. She was born in Tyre, less than 40 Km from Beirut. Lebanon is amazing and safe Im so happy you get to live and see the wonders of that country and taste its unparalleled gastronomy. Although, the best food is generally eaten at peoples homes. The Lebanese cook like nobody else. And on top of that, they are so kind, generous and hospitable. I must go back. Greetings from Norway.
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Too much lemon, mint and other tastes ( the raw meat is a turn off and I know I'm not alone) that while I don't hate most of those tastes, I'm not crazy about them either. I'm sure there's a lot of people that love this food but I'm not one. Don't get me wrong it looks good but it doesn't look like it'd be in my top food countries. That Tahini and that ubiquitous bread looks amazing though. I'd probably live on bread tahini and hummus
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I always enjoy watching your videos. Food is life and your videos are so full of life. It's amazing the amount of food you are able to savor in such a short amount of time and of course with every bite a huge smile on your face. Are you planning on coming to North Lebanon? If you already have, that's great, if not let, please let me know. My husband and I would be so happy to take you around to enjoy the best food in town.
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When I was a baby, my grandmother used to rub arak on my gums when I used to cry because I was teething LOL When I was a little girl, maybe 7 or 8 years old, my dad used to take me for breakfast to eat Pacha, which is brain stew with lots of garlic and I loved it, I also used to eat the raw meat, loved that too, and the grilled liver kebab with salad and sumac, amazingYes, I was born and partly raised in Beirut
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These videos make me dream of traveling the world and trying all these different cuisines. there is nothing more I want in life than to be able to do this. I have such a love and appreciation for foods and cultures. Mark truly has one of the best jobs in the world and you can see it in his face with every video how happy and blessed he truly is. I aspire to be like you someday Mark
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I have Muslim and Christian friends from Lebanon let me tell you they are awesome people, I have had their food in USA many times and it is very delicious now seeing this program and the real food and hospitality takes my respect to the next level, I am so happy to see Lebanon in peace and property. GO LEBANON you deserve it.
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If you live near los angles in California, you need to go to a restaurant called zahle. Thats the most authentic lebanese food that you can probably find in all of america. Even shaq oneal went there. I went there last week and they serve probably everything u shared in this video.
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I'm from Germany and the chef talks english with a funny mixture of german words. I think he was in Germay for a couple of years or he have family in Germany. Funny to hear this kind of mix but he seems like a kind Guy. And his food also looks amazing.
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Mark I wish I was there Love those food well I do some of the food but some time you can not get the things to buy but I enjoy the videoThe way you eat allso I see you enjoy every food that is healthy I did not see your wife n your son bless day
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u have to improve ur eating ways. like don't full ur mouth with food. don't open ur mouth wide. thats rude in arabic traditions. about lebanese food we like it except raw food. we waiting u to come to egypt. and iam ready to be with u in a tour here
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