{"id":702888,"date":"2023-12-30T15:34:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T15:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=702888"},"modified":"2023-12-30T15:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T15:34:58","slug":"lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World!"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>While Lebanon&#8217;s iconic Toum sauce (garlic paste) has long been a favorite amongst locals, we&#8217;re happy to announce that its renown is now transcending borders! The popular culinary magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteatlas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taste Atlas<\/a> has crowned Lebanese Toum the title of <strong>&#8216;Best Sauce in the World 2023.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1eOjdBo-V-\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>A staple on the Lebanese mezza table, toum is most traditionally enjoyed alongside rotisserie or charcoal grilled chicken, shawarma, and taouk. But realistically, the condiment is a perfect dip for anything from crispy French fries to kibbe nayye. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXa7RbtsW3G\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>What distinguishes Toum from other garlic sauces, such as aioli, is its distinctive consistency. The slow addition of flavorful olive oil results in unmatched creaminess, elevating its taste to a league of its own. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamaslebanesekitchen.com\/dips\/lebanese-garlic-dip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here&#8217;s a good recipe<\/a> for the deliciously versatile sauce. <\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1W331sMMIA\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>In traditional households, the meticulous use of a mortar and pestle to crush the garlic is a cherished ritual, lending a depth of flavor and texture that machines can&#8217;t replicate.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CClJWhXAaWu\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>Earlier this month, Lebanon\u2019s iconic breakfast, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beirut.com\/en\/tag\/manouche\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">manouche<\/a>, was branded \u201can emblematic culinary practice in Lebanon\u201d\u00a0and subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/699702\/lebanese-manouche-added-to-unescos-intangible-cultural-heritage-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">added to UNESCOs Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage<\/a>.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZqrttRgovI\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>So raise your spoons in celebration of the new pride of Lebanon, because we all know that everything tastes better with toum!<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Lebanon&#8217;s iconic Toum sauce (garlic paste) has long been a favorite amongst locals, we&#8217;re happy to announce that its renown is now transcending borders! The popular culinary magazine Taste Atlas has crowned Lebanese Toum the title of &#8216;Best Sauce in the World 2023.&#8217; A staple on the Lebanese mezza table, toum is most traditionally [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":702891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[137,1177,421,256],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-702888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stuffwelove","tag-foodies","tag-lebaneseproud","tag-lebanesecuisine","tag-shawarma"],"authorship":[144],"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>Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World! &#187; Beirut.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While Lebanon&#8217;s iconic Toum sauce (garlic paste) has long been a favorite amongst locals, we&#8217;re happy to announce that its renown is now transcending borders! The popular culinary magazine Taste Atlas has crowned Lebanese Toum the title of &#8216;Best Sauce in the World 2023.&#8217; A staple on the Lebanese mezza table, toum is most traditionally [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Beirut.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-30T15:34:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"844\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lama Hajj\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lama Hajj\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lama Hajj\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/97c22b1acf96bb062cb725fb93718ec7\"},\"headline\":\"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World!\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-30T15:34:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":215,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Foodies\",\"Lebanese Proud\",\"LebaneseCuisine\",\"Shawarma\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Stuff We Love\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World! &#187; Beirut.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-30T15:34:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":844},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/702888\\\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com\",\"description\":\"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. Discover where to go and fall in love with our country.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com, SA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1044,\"caption\":\"Beirut.com, SA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/beirutcityguide\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/beirutcityguide\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/97c22b1acf96bb062cb725fb93718ec7\",\"name\":\"Lama Hajj\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/67b10c42971f974a243c63fd7a0bca9223dece8ed2c04f9bbac90887efda1dd5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/67b10c42971f974a243c63fd7a0bca9223dece8ed2c04f9bbac90887efda1dd5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/67b10c42971f974a243c63fd7a0bca9223dece8ed2c04f9bbac90887efda1dd5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lama Hajj\"},\"description\":\"Born and raised in Beirut, Lama is interested in food, alcohol, and history. She's an avid hater of camping. She started out as an enthusiastic writer for Beirut.com, writing about everything from food to culture - actually, just those two things. As of July 2015, Lama heads up the Beirut.com staff as Executive Editor.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/lama_hajj\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World! &#187; Beirut.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World!","og_description":"While Lebanon&#8217;s iconic Toum sauce (garlic paste) has long been a favorite amongst locals, we&#8217;re happy to announce that its renown is now transcending borders! The popular culinary magazine Taste Atlas has crowned Lebanese Toum the title of &#8216;Best Sauce in the World 2023.&#8217; A staple on the Lebanese mezza table, toum is most traditionally [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/","og_site_name":"Beirut.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide","article_published_time":"2023-12-30T15:34:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":844,"url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lama Hajj","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@beirutcityguide","twitter_site":"@beirutcityguide","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lama Hajj","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/"},"author":{"name":"Lama Hajj","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/person\/97c22b1acf96bb062cb725fb93718ec7"},"headline":"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World!","datePublished":"2023-12-30T15:34:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/"},"wordCount":215,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg","keywords":["Foodies","Lebanese Proud","LebaneseCuisine","Shawarma"],"articleSection":["Stuff We Love"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/","name":"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World! &#187; Beirut.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-12-30T15:34:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-12-30-at-5.30.47-PM.jpeg","width":1600,"height":844},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/702888\/lebanese-toum-voted-best-sauce-in-the-world\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lebanese Toum Voted Best Sauce In The World!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/","name":"Beirut.com","description":"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. Discover where to go and fall in love with our country.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization","name":"Beirut.com, SA","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1044,"caption":"Beirut.com, SA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide","https:\/\/x.com\/beirutcityguide"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/person\/97c22b1acf96bb062cb725fb93718ec7","name":"Lama Hajj","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/67b10c42971f974a243c63fd7a0bca9223dece8ed2c04f9bbac90887efda1dd5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/67b10c42971f974a243c63fd7a0bca9223dece8ed2c04f9bbac90887efda1dd5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/67b10c42971f974a243c63fd7a0bca9223dece8ed2c04f9bbac90887efda1dd5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lama Hajj"},"description":"Born and raised in Beirut, Lama is interested in food, alcohol, and history. She's an avid hater of camping. She started out as an enthusiastic writer for Beirut.com, writing about everything from food to culture - actually, just those two things. As of July 2015, Lama heads up the Beirut.com staff as Executive Editor.","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/author\/lama_hajj\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":702894,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702888\/revisions\/702894"}],"wp:authorship":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/702891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702888"},{"taxonomy":"media-embed-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-embed-type?post=702888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}