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Lebanese Cuisine Ranked Among The 6 Healthiest Ethnic Cuisines!
Beirut named No. 1 international food destination
It is no secret that Lebanese cuisine is one of the best cuisines, if not THE best in the world! in 2016, Travel & Leisure ranked Beirut first place under the Best International Cities for Food . As for this year, QSR magazine placed Lebanese food among the six healthiest ethnic cuisines. The cuisines listed below use ingredients that have lots of health benefits.Read more...
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Lebanese food is typically Mediterranean. The average meal is high on vegetables, low on meat and big on flavor. A meal usually starts with a mezze, a selection of small portions of dips, pickles, salads and nibbles eaten with the Arabic bread called Khibbiz. Mezze items can include anything from starters to pastries. Salads include Fattoush and Tabbouleh. The main course is generally grilled meat, chicken or fish, eaten with bread or spiced rice and the leftovers of the mezze. In fact, the mezze are appetizers that can make a whole meal out of them.
Meals are generally accompanied by wine or arak, a powerful Lebanese aniseed liquor. Lebanon is rich with grapes that are high in sugar content and perfect for wine production thanks to the natural climate of the Bekaa valley. There are several wine producers: Ksara, Kefraya, Chateau Musar, Chateau Marsyas and Massaya. Desserts include many different variations of sweets such as Baklawa, Knefeh, Maamoul... as well as a lot of fruits.
At the end of the meals, Ahweh, black coffee, is generally offered. It is served Turkish style, that means extra strong with grounds at the bottom of the cup, and hot tea is also a popular drink.
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One of the most influential travel brands on the Internet, Travel and Leisure, has named Beirut the Best International City for Food.
Beirut beat Paris (3rd), Florence (4th) and even Rome (6th). The web magazine recommends farmer-market-turned-farmer's kitchen Tawlet as a favorite.
This is far from the first time that Beirut's culinary wonderland has received international praise. In 2006, CNN's celebrity chef visited the city for an episode called "No Reservations." Read more...
Lebanese sweets have earned a distinct reputation worldwide
The most popular Lebanese cities that produce traditional sweets are Tripoli, Sidon and Beirut.
Sweet temptation
Trays of sticky Middle Eastern pastries will not only infuse your kitchen with the sweet aromas of the Levant, but they will also offer an exotic alternative to the usual Easter parade of cakes and chocolate, says Nayla Audi. Read more...
Lebanon's Best Foods spotted: 17 Cities: 24 treasure. Read more...
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L e b a n e s e W i n e
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Lebanon is among the oldest sites of wine production in the world
The Phoenicians of its coastal strip were instrumental in spreading wine and viticulture throughout the Mediterranean in ancient times. Despite the many conflicts of the region, the country has an annual production of about 6,000,000 cases of wine.
Phoenician and Wine Read more...
Exactly how long wine has been produced in the Bekaa is opaque, but the fact that the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius commissioned the enormous Temple of Bacchus for Baalbek (then Heliopolis) in the mid-second century suggests a long association. The Old Testament very nearly furnished a tasting note when Hosea, who lived in the eighth century BC, alluded (with prophetic vagueness) to the wine of Lebanon as a desirable commodity. Read more...
Château Ksara Sunset Wins Gold Medal at the Mondial du Rosé 2017. Read more...
Best Lebanese wineries:
Chateau Ksara - Zahle
Chateau St Thomas - Zahle
Chateau Kefraya - Kafraiya
Massaya Winery - Shtawrah
Domaine des Tourelles Winery - Zahle
Coteaux Du Liban - Zahle
Chateau Heritage - Saghbine