Lebanon

Lebanon Factfile

  • Traditional Food: Ackawi (A type of cheese (Milk)), Baklava (Dessert pastry (Wheat, Egg, Milk) containing Nuts), Halva (Sesame paste containing Nuts), Kunafi (Dessert pastry (Wheat, Egg, Milk containing Nuts), Kibbeh (Meat dish with burghul (Wheat) and prepared with yoghurt (Milk), Ma'amoul (Cake (Wheat, Egg, Milk) dessert containing Nuts), Qatayef (Dumpling (Wheat with cheese Milk or Nuts), Samkeh Harra (Fish dish), Shanklish (Cheese (Milk) dish), Tahini (Sesame paste), Laban Immo (Lamb cooked in yogurt (Milk), Makhlouta (Meat dish with rice and Nuts), Samkeh Harra and Akhtabout (Fish/Seafood dish with Nuts).
  • Allergies to watch out: Nuts, Milk, Sesame, Wheat.
  • Language Spoken: Lao.