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GIANT MEAT BALLS in Lebanon - Special KIBBEH Lebanese Food!

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GIANT MEAT BALLS in Lebanon - Special KIBBEH Lebanese Food!

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ZGHARTA, LEBANON - When it comes to kibbeh in Lebanon, this is the village that’s made a name for itself throughout Lebanon. And before today, the only kibbeh I was really familiar with was the oval shaped little deep fried ones. It was learning experience, and I now realize why kibbeh and all its various shapes and sizes is truly one of the most special dishes of Lebanese cuisine. #Lebanon #LebaneseFood #food

Almerdeshiyeh Soutou Restaurant ( - We arrived to the restaurant and had some breakfast next to the river before proceeding with the cooking for the day. Then we got started making a few variations of kibbeh.

What is Kibbeh? - Combination of bulgur, minced meat, spices, and can be made into many formations.

We had kibbeh nayyeh - the raw meat version, kibbeh in a big flat circular pan (cooked in the fire oven), fried kibbeh, and finally the king of all kibbeh - giant meat balls filled with lamb fat and grilled.

It was an amazing meal, with similar ingredients making up each type of kibbeh but with endless shapes and sizes. Another incredible Lebanese food meal in Lebanon!

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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, I’ve been a huge fan of Lebanese food. Even as a kid, I would go out to eat Lebanese food with my parents, and we’d 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, it’s 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 - Sautéed 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 it’s a delicacy and it’s 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.

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Here are the restaurants and stalls we ate at during this Lebanese street food tour:

Hajj Nasr Sandwich Shop - By 6 am, when Beirut is about to wake up, Hajj Nasr is getting ready to close. We arrived at 5 am to make sure he still had food. The tebleh nayyeh - Raw meat, garlic, tomatoes, mint, and the soujouk - soujouk sausage, garlic, tomatoes, pickles - sandwiches were incredible. Total price - 15,000 LBP ($9.95)

Faysal Snack ( - Great Lebanese pastries and breads. We ordered the halloumi loaf, plus some Man'ousheh (Manakish) topped with za'atar, and some spinach pastries. 19,000 LBP ($12.60) - Total price for everything

Hanna Mitri ( - If you mention ice cream in Beirut, this is the place that everyone knows and everyone loves - it’s a Lebanese ice cream icon, and it’s uniquely delicious from any other ice cream I’ve had in the world. It’s special without a doubt.

Al Soussi Restaurant ( - This is one of the most famous restaurants in Beirut, especially for breakfast. Their fattey and hummus is good, but nothing compares to their awarma and eggs.

Falafel Tabbara ( - Unique falafel - His falafel are made purely with fava beans, in a donut shape. 2,500 LBP ($1.66) - Price per sandwich

Ichkhanian Bakery ( - This is a legendary Armenian Lebanese bakery that specializes in Lahmajoun (Lahmacun) - Thin dough topped with minced meat. 9,000 LBP ($5.97) - Total price for everything

Lamb head - 15,000 LBP ($9.95) - Total price for lamb head

Makari Sweets Shop - Home of mfata’a, which is a unique and rare to find nowadays rice pudding, tahini, and turmeric pudding.

Restaurant Joseph ( - If you’re looking for the best Lebanese shawarma in Beirut, this is the spot. The chicken was good, but the beef was the best. 6,000 LBP ($3.98) - Price per sandwich

L'abeille D'or ( - Finally, we ended this ultimate 14 hour street food tour in Beirut, Lebanon at a very non street food, gourmet Lebanese sweets shop to eat Kanafeh. But the Lebanese way, in a bun.

It was an amazing day of Lebanese food, culture, and people, in Beirut, Lebanon!

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With the dawn of a new day in Beirut, Lebanon, I went on a no holds barred food tour of eastern Beirut with my friend and guide Nico! Come with us as we eat our way through eastern Beirut, Lebanon!

We’d be doing a mix of different foods this morning, which were different from Lebanese mezze.

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Our first stop was Abou Hassan, where we watched them prepare ful (fava beans with chickpeas, oil, and lemon juice). They come with onion, tomato, mint, peperoncini, and pickled beets.

I also watched them prepare fatteh, which is bread and chickpeas in yogurt topped with butter and nuts.

They also made a variation of hummus called mousabbaha, which contains salt, garlic, chickpea paste, whole chickpeas, and lime juice.

The ful with pita contained onions, and I loved the fluffiness of the pita. The fatteh was light and creamy. The herbs in it were fantastic. I loved it. It reminded me of Indian chaats.

Finally, the mousabbaha was incredibly hot and flavorful. It was an amazing variation of hummus. The radish, peperoncini, tomatoes, and mint, were also amazing. We got it all for about $7 USD!

Next, we drove through the eastern suburbs of the city. Between the weather and the architecture, it felt like I was somewhere in Europe!

At Café Younes, we had some amazing black Turkish coffee. Then, Nico read my fortune. He saw a dragon, which means something good will happen to me soon!

From there, we walked to a local produce vendor and tried some pomegranate seeds. They also sold tomatoes, onions, potatoes, beets, and more!

Next, we drove 10 minutes to Cocktail Jabbour for some fruit cocktails. They’re like fruit smoothies with fresh fruit on them. I went with the avocado with banana, kiwi, strawberries, strawberry juice, avocado puree, whipped cream, and honey.

It cost $2 and was super healthy and refreshing. There was no added sugar. I loved the curd.

Then, we drove to the ruins of Petit Serail in the heart of Beirut. They’re actually the foundations of an Ottoman palace. You can also see old Roman aqueducts and houses there!

Beirut has been rebuilt seven times. The country also has a rich history and was once controlled by the Phoenicians, Persians, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans.

Nearby is Independence Square, which is where commerce happened in the 1960s. There’s also a mosque and church nearby.

The next area we walked through was full of French-inspired architecture. There are silk factories in the area, as well as restaurants and pubs. I loved the bright colors and the architecture.

We arrived at Le Chef, a restaurant that was destroyed at one point. Its owners put up a GoFundMe to fund its reconstruction, and the actor Russell Crowe paid for it to be rebuilt! Here, we’d have homestyle Lebanese cooking.

We had some loubieh (green beans in tomato sauce), maghmour/moussaka (roasted eggplant & chickpea stew), mujadara msufaye (rice & lentil paste with caramelized onions), and kibbeh labanieh (meat fritters with yogurt).

The loubieh was light and chunky and felt really healthy. I really liked the grainy mujadara msufaye, and the roasty maghmour blew me away. It was amazing!

The kibbeh labanieh came with bulgur and was hollow but hearty.

Then, they brought dessert: mahalabieh (orange blossom pudding) and meghli (rice flour pudding with cinnamon, caraway, anise, and nuts).

The meghli was fluffy and thick, with an added crunch from the nuts. I loved the mahalabieh, which was thick and cold and had the nice orange flavor. It reminded me of panna cotta! The whole meal cost us $10 USD!

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Eating The BEST FOOD in Lebanon - Massive Family Lunch!

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Huge thank you to Kamel and the entire Taha family. When you’re in Beirut, go check out their amazing boutique grocery store called Feryal Mouneh Boutique ( And follow Kamel here: Of all the food I ate in Lebanon, for me the best Lebanese food is home-cooked, often on Sunday.

Sunday Family Lunch in Lebanon - There’s a lot of amazing food you can eat in Lebanon, but nothing quite compares to a Sunday family lunch. Having a chance to eat lunch on Sunday with a family is the greatest display of Lebanese food, culture, and hospitality, all wrapped into a single celebration of Lebanese food. It was an honor to have a chance to hang out with the Taha family and celebrate Sunday lunch with them. #Lebanon #LebaneseFood #food

Fifi (Kamel’s Mom) made an impressive spread of home-cooked Lebanese food - including a mix of dishes, the highlights being stuffed cabbage rolls, and stuffed intestines and grape leaves. When I asked Kamel what dishes he missed the most from Lebanon when he goes traveling, or when he lived abroad, and he said, him and his brothers always come home and ask Mom for stuffed intestines.

It was nothing short of an epic home-cooked meal, one of the most memorable of my life, and to be surrounded by such an incredible family was a privilege.

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Middle Eastern Food - FAST COOKING SKILLS + Food Tour in Ancient Baalbek, Lebanon!

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BAALBEK, LEBANON - Baalbek is an ancient city in central Lebanon, founded as a Phoenician city, but with immense history and civilizations, and impressive Roman ruins. But along with the ruins, Baalbek is known for its unique bakery foods and lots of grilled meat. This turned out to be one of my favorite dates in Lebanon for the mix of food, culture, and history. #Baalbek #Lebanon #LebaneseFood

Laiterie Massabki - On the drive from Beirut to Baalbek, we took the highway that goes from Beirut to Damascus, Syria, and Kamel mentioned that almost everyone who makes the drive stops for some cheese sandwiches a long the way, so we had to stop. They turned out to be incredibly delicious, well worth a stop. Total price - 26,000 LBP ($17.25)

Sfiha Baalbakiyye - One of the highlights of the day and of my trip to Lebanon was going to the butchery to order fresh kebabs. At the butchery they also ground fresh meat, mixed it with herbs and spices, and then we took it to the bakery across the street to make Sfiha Baalbakiyye. The bakery skills they had were super human! The kebabs and kofta were stunning as well. 65,000 LBP ($43.12) - Price for all meat and pastries

Palmyra Hotel - Kamel knows the manager of the classic Palmyra Hotel, which has been in continual operation for the last 140 years. After walking around the hotel for a bit, we had a Baalbek style food lunch in their courtyard. Food was delicious, fresh, and different tasting from a lot of the Lebanese food I had tried so far. After lunch we went to a very kind womans home to see the local Baalbek cheese and have a coffee as well.

Baalbek Ruins - And to finish off this food and attractions tour of Baalbek, we visited the famous ruins. I was blown away by the preservation and magnitude of the ruins - they are truly spectacular. 15,000 LBP ($9.95) - Entrance per person

It was an amazing day in Baalbek, Lebanon, and the highlight for me was the bakery skills and the kofta.

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Street Food at Home - Lebanese street food style kofta kebab recipe. Cook and eat #withme #streetfoodathome #Lebanon #LebaneseFood

Baalbek, Lebanon - Welcome to Baalbek, Lebanon, one of the world’s most ancient cities. I was excited to visit, and before we toured the ancient ruins of Baalbek, we went on a street food tour. The first place Kamel and Fadi took me was a small butcher shop that specialized in not only raw fresh meat, but kebabs and kofta kebabs, and preparing meat to go into a special pastry from Baalbek. After eating the amazing pastries - which unfortunately didn’t make today - we then had some of the best freshly grilled kofta kebabs I’ve ever had. And so in this video we’ll learn to make Lebanese street food kofta kebabs!

First let me mention to you this was my first time to ever make this kofta kebab recipe, and more importantly my first time to form kebabs on skewers. Let me tell you, they make it look much easier than it is. To form minced meat onto a metal sword like skewer can take a lifetime of practice and it’s challenging to get the perfect consistency, evenness, and form. But luckily it turned out pretty well.

Ok, here are all the ingredients you’ll need to make this Lebanese street food kofta recipe. And this list of ingredients is just a guide, not exact. You can increase or decrease depending on your taste and feel.

For the kofta kebabs:
1 White onion
100 g. Flat leaf parsley
1 kg. Ground lamb (or beef)
½ teaspoon Lebanese Seven Spice mixture
1 teaspoon Black pepper
Salt - to taste
Dry chili (I used cayenne) - to taste

For the parsley salad:
100 g. Flat leaf parsley
1 White onion
2 Tomatoes
1 teaspoon Sumac
½ Lemon juice
Salt - to taste

Extras:
Tomatoes and onions to roast, pita bread to eat with entire meal

Make sure you watch the video for complete direction, steps, and method on how to make this recipe. Hope you enjoy it, and let me know how your kofta kebabs come out!

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Extreme Arabian Street Food - FALAFEL JACUZZI + Best Ever Ful in Saida, Lebanon!

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SAIDA / SIDON, LEBANON - This was one of the best days and Lebanese food tours of my trip to Lebanon. The seafood for breakfast was delicious, but nothing compared to the outstanding hummus and ful - best I’ve ever had, and the king of falafel, in this ancient city! #streetfood #Lebanon #ArabicFood

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Here are the street food and places we visited in this video:

Abou Al Abed Cafe - Seafood Restaurant - They are very cool, and you choose the seafood you want, and they will deep fry it all, and serve it with different sauces and dips. We ate seafood for breakfast, and it was perfect.

Foul Abou El-Ezz - Kamel and Ramil both said this is the best ful in Lebanon, and it was no doubt the best ful I’ve ever had in my life. The amount of spices and additions, as well as the bitter orange, made it superd. Additionally, his fatteh and hummus were insane.

Kahwet el Qzez - Old coffee shop - Probably the coolest old coffee shop in Lebanon, it’s a community social atmosphere, where people hang out, gather, talk, drink coffee, and play cards.

Rahat el Halkoun - Turkish Delight - We stopped for a quick taste of Turkish delight in Lebanon.

Dabane Palace Museum - Along with street food, we also enjoyed walking around the ancient souk market areas of Saida / Sidon. The Dabane Palace was impressive. Price - 5,000 LBP ($3.31)

Falafel Abou Rami - Finally to end this street food tour, we ate at this legendary falafel spot, the king of falafel. One of the best falafel sandwiches I’ve ever had. Total price - 16,000 LBP ($10.61)

It was another fantastic day in Lebanon, experiencing some of the best Arabian Lebanese food I’ve had.

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Village Food in Lebanon - BIG POT MOUNTAIN COOKING in Shouf | Middle Eastern Food!

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SHOUF (or CHOUF), LEBANON - Shouf is a region of Lebanon, home to an amazing biosphere reserve, and delicious mountain Lebanese food. In this video, we hung out with Cezar ( checked out some of the amazing sights, and ate some delicious local food. #Lebanon #LebaneseFood #Shouf

Cezar’s Guest House - Shouf, Lebanon - Thanks again to Cezar ( for hosting us. We started off the day with breakfast at the guest house farmstay, gathering our own eggs and vegetables. Breakfast was simple, but delicious.

Shouf Biosphere Reserve Barouk Cedar Forest - Thought it was a short hike, it was fantastic to see the cedars of Lebanon, but quite different from the other Cedars of God ( I had already seen. One of the highlights was hugging The Old Lady - People say, this is the cedar tree depicted on the flag of Lebanon.

Atelier Assaf - Art, sculpture, eco-park - Very unique place, and the brothers are extremely skilled stonemasons and craftsmen.

For lunch we returned to the guest house to eat home cooked food. Some of the talented women from the community came to the house to cook their specialities. It was an incredibly delicious home-cooked meal.

Yerba mate - I had no idea that a yerba mate culture existed in Lebanon. But due to the big population of Lebanese in Brazil and Argentina, then returning to Lebanon, they brought with them yerba mate. I spent a few months in Argentina in 2008, and learned to love it.

Dinner - Harees - Finally for dinner, we made a huge pot of harees, also known by many similar names throughout the Middle East. But it’s a wheat and meat stew, boiled for so long that it all blends together. It was very interesting to me because many of the spices were spices I typically associate with sweetness, but this was a savory dish. Very warming and a very mountain style dish.

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In this video went in search of the best street food dishes in Lebanon. we ate Lebanese Raw meat, Tabboule, Falafel, Ice Cream , Baklava , and so much more amazing food !

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00:00 intro
00:40 Lebanese traditional Raw Meat
01:29 Lebanese Tabboule
02:12 Trying Out the Raw Meat
05:45 Hachem Kafta Jdita
08:05 Having Lebanese Ice Cream Ashta Daa
11:25 Lebanese Falafel at Falafel tabbara
15:11 Abdelrahman Al Hallab Lebanese Baklava and Sweets
18:20 Outro End Of Lebanese street food Video

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Eating PIG FISH + HUMMUS with Fishermen in Ancient Tyre! | Amazing Mediterranean Food!

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TYRE, LEBANON - Tyre is an ancient coastal city of Lebanon, that dates back to 2750 BC as a Phoenician City. It’s a fishing city, and so we set out to go on a fishing experience and eat local fish and hummus with a fisherman. Even though our catch was small, it was a hugely learning experience. #Lebanon #Tyre #fishing

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Mahfouz Sandwich Shop - The day before going fishing, we met up with the fisherman and ate some sandwiches at the legendary Mahfouz sandwich stop. Some people drive all the way from Beirut just to eat these sandwiches. The meat combinations and sweet pepper is what made them so good to me.

Fishing in Tyre - We woke up about 4 am and set off to go fishing. The fishermen had already been out for a while in the night, and they had a small catch. We set off, and cast the nets a few times, but didn’t have much luck. We did catch a few small fish, but nothing much. Captain said it was the slow part of the season, so fishing wasn’t very good.

So we ended up buying a bigger fish from the market, though still local fish from the Mediterranean Sea. We bought a pigfish, which we brought to the bakery to bake.

Baroud Restaurant - As the fish was baking we walked over to Baroud restaurant to order some hummus as Captain said he always eats hummus with fish. We also had to quickly try their ful, which was excellent. I still think the best ful though is in Saida.

After the fish was finished baking, we brought the fish and the hummus to the local fisherman canteen at the port, and feasted. The fish was incredible, so flaky and firm, and I think it was my first time to ever really eat fish and hummus as the main combination of the meal - and it works so well!

A breathtaking experience, and just a slight glimpse into the life of a fisher life in Tyre, Lebanon.

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Lebanese Food Safari | Lebanese Cuisine

This week Maeve O'Meara goes in search of the fresh green flavours of Lebanese food when she visits one of her favourite Middle Eastern emporiums with master chef Greg Malouf. There, she discovers how to choose the best tahini, yoghurt, burgul, chick peas and spice mixes for use in the Lebanese kitchen. Later, Maeve visits Samira Saab whose tabouli is legendary and who has some simple tips on making it taste amazing.

Inside a LEBANESE SWEETS FACTORY - Making Ma'amoul & Baklava in Sidon, Lebanon!!

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My epic trip through Lebanon continued in the beautiful city of Sidon, where I got to visit an amazing sweets shop! Come with me as I visit an incredible Lebanese sweets shop in Sidon, Lebanon!

Sidon is a coastal city located roughly midway between Beirut and Tyre. It’s the third-largest city in the country and boasts an epic history that dates back to the Phoenician era in antiquity!

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My stop for the morning was Al Baba Sweets, the most iconic sweets shop in the country! It dates back to the 1950s, and four generations of the same family have worked there! I couldn’t wait to see how they make baklava and ma’amoul!

Inside, I met the employees and headed into the kitchen in the back. We could smell the sugar! First, we learned how they prepare ma’amoul, which is usually made for Easter, but you can get it here year-round!

Ma’amoul is made with white semolina, sugar, yeast, butter, and vegetable fat. I watched the mixer combine all the ingredients into a paste. Then, they fill it with cheese, chocolate, pistachios, dates, walnuts, or apricots. They roll them out into little cylinder shapes entirely by hand!

Then, we went to another room where they made the baklava. Baklava can vary in shape depending on the country where it’s made. These were square-shaped and come filled with either cashews or pistachios.

I also saw where they make the phyllo dough, and other stations where they roll them up into their shape, and douse them in ghee before they bake them!

They add the filling by hand. I even got a chance to put on some gloves and help them arrange the baklava on the tray. There were 450 on one tray! I was surprised at how light they were. They also smelled really nice!

I also watched them roll out the phyllo dough they use to make the baklava. Then, they bake the ma’amoul for 5 minutes. The entire process takes about an hour.

I also got to see another sweet called borma, which is made of thick and crunchy strands of dough wrapped around a nutty filling of pistachios, cashews, or pine kernels.

Back in the showroom, they had all of the sweets on display. Nico and I got some pistachio ma’amoul with powdered sugar, date maa’moul, and baklava. The one with dates was soft and buttery, and the pistachio was grainy and quite tasty.

We had two types of baklava as well. I loved the layers and the sugar syrup. The pistachios inside were incredible as well. They were all bite-sized!

Then, they brought us some lahm bi ajeen, which is a Lebanese meat pie made with minced lamb. This variation was made with puff pastry instead of in the traditional pizza-like style. It’s crispy on the outside and has lots of layers.

Our last dish of the morning was the knafeh, which is a traditional breakfast item made with semolina dough, Ackawi cheese, and topped with sugar syrup.

It’s so cheesy and decadent and has a nice, crunchy crust on top. It was the perfect way to end our time at Al Baba Sweets in Sidon, Lebanon!

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Lebanese STREET FOOD Road Trip - Cheese Factory + Winery TOURS | Zalhe, Lebanon

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As we continue exploring the beautiful country of Lebanon, I headed back from Baalbek in the interior of the country back to Beirut, the coastal capital.

We started off at Laiterie Massabki,a restaurant in Chtoura said to make the best labneh. Nico is from the area, and he loves the labneh here!

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They spread goat labneh on a thin flatbread called markouk and add cucumber spears, tomatoes, za’atar, olive oil, mint, and pepper, and roll it up into a sandwich.

Then, the guy made a sweet sandwich with markouk, ashta cream, and lots of honey. Then, he let me try some of their crumbly, mozzarella-like halloumi cheese!

The next sandwich contained halloumi cheese, cucumber, and tomatoes. The one with the goat labneh reminded me of a Greek salad!

We enjoyed them with some local orange juice that was so tangy, it reminded me more of passionfruit. The halloumi wasn’t that salty.

The ashta cream and honey sandwich was flakier and was super sweet. It was my favorite!

Inside their store, you can also buy breads, labneh, cheeses, honey, ghee, and more. The owner has worked there for 50 years!

From there, we drove to Taanayel Park and Farms, where they raise cows to produce milk and cheese. There, we came across a monastery and paid 20,000 LL to enter the farm.

We walked a path between dead trees to a lake and saw some vineyards and the snow-covered mountains in the distance.

Then, we headed into the factory . We saw where they store their products and their fridge. They ship their products out daily, so the fridge is small.

We saw the man who makes sure the products are high quality and another who measures and portions the products by hand. He puts the right amount in each container by sight!

Then, we saw their facilities where they make over 20 kinds of cheese, and tried some fatty Lebanese aged gouda. It was 3 months old and tasted so fresh!

From the factory, we drove to Caves de Ksara, the best winery in Zahle. You can do a cave tour there for 40,000 LL, as well as three different wine tastings (Heritage, Icon, and Cellar).

The Heritage costs 70,000 LL, the Icon is 150,000 LL, and the Cellar costs 200,000 LL. We went with the Heritage.

While we tasted the wines, we watched an 8-minute documentary about the history of the winery. They’ve been producing wine since 1857, making it the oldest winery in Lebanon.

The white Blanc De L’Observatoire was light and tasty, while the Rose de Ksara was fruity and chilled. The red Le Prieure was spicy, fruity, and had a medium body. It contains cherries and strawberries and would go well with a steak!

Then, we visited the caves below the wineries, which they believe was used as a prison in Roman times. They store bottles and thousands of barrels down there! They produce 3 million bottles annually, which is 1/3 of the country’s production!

After the tour, we visited the gift shop and went to see the vintage collection in the caves. This was a VIP tour! They auction some of these and some are over 80 years old! I bought a bottle for my dad and drove to the Lady of Zahle tower.

We drove to Tabliyit Massaad Restaurant, where they made us a platter with hummus, coleslaw, pickles, and grilled rolled sandwiches with chicken kebabs, garlic sauce, and fries.

Then, they made us a refreshing tabbouleh! I loved the parsley, tomato, onions, lime juice, and walnut sauce!

The Tabliyit Massaad meal is served on a wooden platter. The garlic sauce and sandwich was so fresh, and the fries were nice and crispy! I loved the hummus and the bread with sesame seeds.

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The Meatball Shop is a chain of restaurants in NYC that is known for its giant meatball dish! You've probably had spaghetti and meatballs before, but have you ever tried spaghetti in a meatball? If you're one of the many meatball lovers out there looking for NYC's best meatballs, you have to try this place!

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