{"id":50420,"date":"2017-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=50420"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:49:12","slug":"19-food-truths-only-lebanese-will-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/50420\/19-food-truths-only-lebanese-will-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Food Truths Only Lebanese Will Understand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <big>Food, food, glorious food.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <B><Big><Big>1.<\/b> Extra toum isn\u2019t a choice, it\u2019s a lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>2.<\/b> Going on a diet means eating a kilo of hummus with a piece of lettuce instead of bread.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>3.<\/b> Your earliest memories of alcohol involve your dad giving you a sip of arak. And you know you could ask for <i>anything<\/i> after your dad drank a bunch of arak baladi.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420-1.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>4.<\/b> Nescafe from those sidewalk trucks just tastes better.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420-2.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>5.<\/b> You get a twinge of Lebanese pride each time you choke back a doodoo shot.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>6.<\/b> Your mom\u2019s answer to \u2018I\u2019m hungry\u2019 is almost always, \u2018There\u2019s labne\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420-3.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>7.<\/b> Your mom makes the best mloukhiyye, no questions asked.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>8.<\/b> Riz b djeij will be served at every gathering, forever. <\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420-4.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via sbs.com.au<\/p>\n<p>  <Big><Big><B>9.<\/b> Laban w khiar goes with everything. EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>10.<\/b> You eat 15 fatayer as a snack before your meal, where you eat more fatayer.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420-5.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>11.<\/b> Your mom disses store-bought foods any chance she gets.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>12. <\/b>The two food groups:<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420-6.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>13.<\/b> Real kibbeh comes from a stone <i>jiren<\/i>.<\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420-7.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  Image via tasteofbeirut.com<\/p>\n<p>  <big><Big><b>14.<\/b> Most ice cream is great, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/29694\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanna Mitri Ice Cream<\/a> takes it to another level. <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/50420-8.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>15.<\/b> You can\u2019t go to Tripoli without buying copious amounts of sweets.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>16.<\/b> Ice cold Almaza on the beach = heaven.<br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.beirut.com\/GetImage3\/16\/article\/50420\/690x300\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <B>17.<\/b> When bar kitchens close, Zaatar W Zeit and Barbar are your saviors.<\/p>\n<p>  <B>18.<\/b> There\u2019s no real limit to how many baklawa you can eat. <\/p>\n<p>  <B>19.<\/b> And finally, you know that no matter where you are, Lebanon will always have the best food on Earth.<\/p>\n<p> 1    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n<big>Food, food, glorious 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