November 2nd marks World Man’ouche Day, but the economic crisis has turned this affordable national breakfast into more of an occasional treat for some.
To see exactly how bad things are, we called up nine man’ouche spots around Lebanon to see how their prices have changed, here’s what they’re going for.
Psst…remember when we used to pay 1,000 LL for a zaatar and 1,500 LL for a cheese? 1. Wooden Bakery, Various Locations Cheese: 32,000 L.L
Zaatar: 11,000 L.L
2. Keyrouz Bakery, Jisr El Bacha Cheese: 25,000 L.L
Zaatar: 10,000 L.L
3. Beaino Bakery, Sarba Cheese: 30,000 L.L
Zaatar: 9,000 L.L
4. Zaatar w Zeit, Various Locations Cheese: 34,000 L.L
Zaatar: 12,000 L.L
5. Furn Merchak, Batroun Cheese: 25,000 L.L
Zaatar: 10,000 L.L
6. Sumo Chaker, Sarba Cheese: 35,000 L.L
Zaatar: 10,000 L.L
7. Furn el Sabaya, Amchit Cheese: 25,000 L.L Zaatar: 7,000 L.L 8. Gracy’s Bakery, Bsaba Cheese: 25,000 L.L Zaatar: 8,000 L.L 9. The Lebanese Bakery, Achrafieh Cheese: 28,000 L.L Zaatar 9,000 L.L.