2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
The culinary traditions of the country of cedar, Lebanon, are popular all over the world. The people of the country fit into the tradition of the Mediterranean and get the most out of eating.
It is characterized by long lunches and dinners, followed by salads, appetizers, main dishes and mandatory desserts. According to the Lebanese, one of the highest things in life is the ability to indulge in food.
In the Lebanese culinary tradition, there are two types of main dishes. One is the home, everyday kitchen, and the other is the festive one. Its most famous representative are the appetizers, called "meza" by the locals.
Appetizers are the Lebanese food that has won fans around the world. There are about 50 different traditional appetizers in the country, hot and cold. They are a mandatory element of any lunch or dinner. It often happens that tourists confuse the appetizer with a main course.
One of the main elements of the Lebanese table is unleavened bread. It appears as the main device for tasting the appetizing hors d'oeuvres.
Salads are one of the main ones Lebanese appetizers. The most popular are the Lebanese salad fatush and tabule. The main ingredients in them vary - green peppers, arugula, parsley, finely chopped tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, lettuce, seasoned with salt, olive oil, lemon and mint.
The main ingredient of the tabula is parsley. In addition to the usual spices, it is typical to use zaater - fresh leaves of a savory-like plant. Salads must mix different flavors, such as lemon and tomato.
Another widely popular Lebanese appetizer is hummus. He stayed overnight in water chickpeas, which is boiled, then strained, until a fine mixture. It is seasoned with salt, lemon, sesame tahini and served with olive oil.
Eggplant is also quite popular in Lebanon. Mutabal is prepared from it - an appetizer reminiscent of our kyopoolu. There, however, it is prepared only from eggplant flavored with lemon and sesame tahini and lemon. Another popular appetizer with vegetables is baba ganush - eggplant salad, fresh tomatoes, peppers and a little garlic.
Appetizers in Lebanese cuisine are mostly prepared from vegetables. For example, lettuce there is called hash. They are huge, tender and delicious. Of these, only the core is used, which is characterized by great taste.
Other popular Lebanese appetizers are pickles. They are called macdus. The name comes from an amazing appetizer made from mini aubergines, slightly dissolved and stuffed with a mixture of walnuts, ground red peppers and garlic. Arrange them in a jar and pour pure olive oil. They are ready for consumption in a month.
Tabbouleh salad
Necessary products: 250 g (1 tsp) bulgur, 3-4 tomatoes, 1-2 cucumbers, 3 green onions, 2 bunches of parsley, 1 bunch of mint, juice of 1-2 lemons, 5-6 tbsp.. olive oil, salt, ground black pepper.
Method of preparation: The bulgur is boiled according to the instructions. Cool and pour into a large bowl. Tomatoes are cleaned of seeds. Together with the peeled cucumbers, cut into cubes. Parsley and mint are finely chopped.
The products are added to the bulgur. Season the salad with lemon juice, olive oil and stir. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and refrigerate for 30 minutes, then serve.
See more irresistible Lebanese recipes: Baba Ganush with Lebanese flat bread, Lebanese salad with mint, Lebanese vine sarma, Lebanese quiche.
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