Lebanese cuisine is world renowned for its delightful pastries, and quite rightly so! However, there are a range of other delicious desserts to help round off your meal, or just to order for a special treat at any time. Here’s a look at some of...
Lebanon is a country with a rich and diverse cuisine, and if you are keen to sample its native menus, you will never be short of tempting new dishes to try. Here’s a look at some traditional Lebanese breakfast foods, where the first meal of...
Lebanese restaurants offer a range of tempting drinks, from hot beverages, refreshing juices, alcoholic tipples, and unique local recipes. Here’s a guide to some delicious popular beverages that you will find on a Lebanese drinks menu to accompany your meal. Arak This is a popular Lebanese distilled...
Lebanon is a country with a rich and unique food landscape. Over the centuries, the culinary traditions of the country have been influenced by incomers from both West and East, owing to its geographical location. From across the Mediterranean came the French, Greeks, and Italians,...
As Mediterranean food has grown in popularity, certain dishes really have caught the imagination. Some of these are seafood dishes, falafel has gained a great following, but for some people, the star of Lebanese cuisine is a shawarma. A great shawarma has a bit of everything....
Muslims who have been practising Ramadan over the last few weeks will be looking forward to celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr at the end of the month. If you are joining friends and family for the occasion, here is our pick of the best dishes to order. Meze Is...
From the first crescent moon to the last crescent moon of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, the month of Ramadan is about gathering, about prayer and about reflection, all three of which are increasingly important aspects of life to maintain in a world...
Those who visit us may be delighted, or just fascinated, to find a Lebanese restaurant in Balham. That will depend on whether one is familiar with the country’s cuisine or just curious to try it. For some, of course, the interest will only go as far...
The last two years have brought home to us all just what a treat it is to eat out! No one could have imagined that this pleasure would be denied to us for so many months, or made complicated by lots of rules and restrictions....
Shwarma is one of the world’s most popular street foods and is one of the dishes at the centre of Lebanese cuisine, and once you take a bite into a pita bread full of tender vertical spit-roasted meat enriched with spices and tahini, it is...