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12 Dishes That Lebanese People Either Love Or Hate

Here are 12 dishes that Lebanese people either love or hate and definitely love to hate, and will shamelessly start a fight about to prove their point.


1. Moghrabieh



Small balls of death or the greatest chicken, carbs, and sauce ever?


2. Bemye



Little hairy pieces of death or the homiest and greatest meal on earth?


3. Mloukhiye



Terrible seaweed or a dish made from the marriage of the toom and chicken gods?


4. Fasoulya



Beans that remind you of bugs and stench or little droplets of meaty heaven?


5. Loubya



Stringy and unfulfilling or the ultimate home-cooked meal?


6. Mjaddara



Your worst nightmare or a vegan dish for the ages?


7. Bazella



The vomit from The Exorcist or a healthy comfort food bursting with flavor?


8. Malfouf mehshe



Something that reminds you of alien parts or the greatest portable meal ever?


9. Kebbeh bel soniyeh



A bloating device or a delicious two layered meat heaven?


10. Djej w rez



Bland and terrible or our nation’s greatest?


11. Freekeh



A terrible mush or a flavorful healthy and creamy fix?


12. Shish barak



Goo in laban or delicate pies in heavenly sauce?