{"id":57042,"date":"2019-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=57042"},"modified":"2023-08-14T12:20:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T12:20:48","slug":"7-dishes-your-lebanese-mother-cooks-and-what-they-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/57042\/7-dishes-your-lebanese-mother-cooks-and-what-they-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Dishes Your Lebanese Mother Cooks And What They Mean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Lebanese mama dish happens for a reason\u2026 The philosophy of <i>\u201cbotbokh men albeh mama\u201d<\/i> is not always valid especially when you have stale <i>mjadarra<\/i> leftover for three days straight.<\/p>\n<p>  If it is the mother who is the designated chef in your household, here is the meaning behind every meal she cooks.<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>1. Mjaddara<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/57042.png\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Your mama clearly needs a break from feeding you so she opted for the forsaken <i>mjaddara<\/i> because it is quick, easy and will last forever (because let\u2019s be real no one wants more than two scoops of <i>mjaddara<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>2. Mloukhiyeh<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/57042-1.png\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Mloukhiyeh<\/i> means your mom is up for something tasty but quick so she\u2019s gonna pop the frozen vegetables in that cooker and toast some bread. Plus it is like a two-in-one meal cause you don\u2019t need to eat a salad with it.<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>3. <\/i>Pasta or <i>Ma3karona<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/57042-2.png\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Your mom is in a good mood and is feeling it today, so you are getting pasta with red or white sauce&#8230;extra Parmesan if she is feeling extra proud of you that day. <\/p>\n<p>  <i>\u201cBravo to2borneh 3al 20\/20 fi parmesan bel barrad oum jiba\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>4. M3ajanet<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/57042-3.png\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Leftover m3ajanet from your mom\u2019s <i>3azime<\/i> last night are always the best choice. The <i>3azime<\/i> was so tiring for your mom and your nutritional intake is the least of her concerns right now so you better be enjoying those mini pizza bites.<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>5. Sbenigh<\/b><\/I><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/57042-4.png\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  <i>Sbenigh<\/i> is a Lebanese mom\u2019s favorite healthy weapon. It means your mom is concerned about your eating habits so she is giving you Popeye\u2019s favorite food.<\/p>\n<p>  <i>Ktir akalet Mcdo hal jom3a to2borne\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>6. Foul Mdammas<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/57042-5.png\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  Today, your mama is in an educative mood and she feels like proving to you that you can get your nutrients, not just with quinoa and kale but also with inexpensive, traditional and tasty <i>foul mdamas<\/i>. ALSO, it is a quick meal to cook!<\/p>\n<p>  <i><b>7. Lebanese Burger Or Escalope &#038; Fries<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.beirut.com\/GetImage3\/burger\/article\/57042\/690x300\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n<p>  This is the golden meal every Lebanese kid dreams of and you gotta earn it because Lebanese moms are not always in a \u201chamberger w batata\u201d mood. So you better treat your mother like a Q.U.E.E.N.<\/p>\n<p> 1    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Lebanese mama dish happens for a reason\u2026 The philosophy of <i>\u201cbotbokh men albeh mama\u201d<\/i> is not always valid especially when you have stale <i>mjadarra<\/i> leftover for three days straight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":625327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-57042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listomania"],"authorship":[108],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 Dishes Your Lebanese Mother Cooks And What They Mean<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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