Welcome to the Ultimate Mom-Off, part of our expanded Beirut.com television universe. On today’s episode, we rank every Lebanese mother’s favorite homemade snacks.
These rankings are totally serious and empirically correct and you should definitely get mad in the comments about them.
10. Sandwich Labne
Sometimes it’s good to go back to a Lebanese classic, but it’s also just sandwichet labne and will never be more.
Taste Score: 6/10
Excitement Score: 0/10
Aftermath Score: 5/10
9. Popcorn
For some reason it’s always a surprise when we all collectively remember that popcorn exists, and for a moment it’s the greatest thing ever, but then we remember why we forgot.
Taste Score: 5/10
Excitement Score: 5/10
Aftermath Score: 5/10
8. Jello
With some bananas or apple slices in there too, yum.
Taste Score: 6.5/10
Excitement Score: 5/10
Aftermath Score: 7/10
7. Zaatar-anything
Zaatar is quite flexible, however there is a reason it couldn’t get on our Lebanese Mouneh Rankings
Taste Score: 8/10
Excitement Score: 3/10
Aftermath Score: 7/10
6. Riz B7alib
It really has no right being as good as it is.
Taste Score: 8/10
Excitement Score: 6/10
Aftermath Score: 7/10
5. Custard
Is much more rare than its riz b7alib and jello counterparts, so it gets a higher place. Science.
Taste Score: 8.5/10
Excitement Score: 7/10
Aftermath Score: 8/10
4. Orange Cake
For some reason, these always turn out to be bangers. Oranges fr.
Taste Score: 9/10
Excitement Score: 6/10
Aftermath Score: 8/10
3. Whatever We Have In The Fridge Mashed Up Together
This could literally be anything, and yet it is almost always the greatest thing to have been ever made. Everyone show some respect to the fridge mash up.
Taste Score: 9/10
Excitement Score: 9/10
Aftermath Score: 6/10
2. Raha with 555 Biscuits
Anything with 555 biscuits for that matter.
Taste Score: 9/10
Excitement Score: 8/10
Aftermath Score: 9/10
1. A Fruit Salad
Twist ending, but really was there ever any other choice? Every fruit + some honey mixed in? Come on, it’s time the homemade fruit salad got the recognition and love it deserves.
Taste Score: 10/10
Excitement Score: 10/10
Aftermath Score: 10/10