Manoushe Folded
Folded manoushe; edges folded over to create pocket or roll.
Andrew Lekashman
Manoushe Cocktail (منقوشة كوكتيل)
Cocktail manoushe; multiple toppings combined.
Manoushe Breakfast
Manoushe for breakfast; the quintessential Lebanese breakfast.
Manoushe b'Bayd (منقوشة بالبيض)
Manoushe with egg; egg cracked on top before or after baking.
Manoushe Awarma (منقوشة عوارما)
Awarma manoushe; topped with preserved lamb confit in fat.
Manoushe Akkawi (منقوشة عكاوي)
Akkawi cheese manoushe; mild, salty white cheese.
Makdous (مكدوس)
Stuffed preserved eggplant; with walnuts, peppers, garlic.
Makdous Sandwich (ساندويش مكدوس)
Oil-cured baby eggplants stuffed with walnut, pepper, and garlic, lifted from the mouneh jar into split khubz with tomato, onion, and labneh: a winter preserve opened as a breakfast sandwich.
Makanek Sandwich (ساندويش مقانق)
Small lamb links browned till the casings snap, then a spoon of pomegranate molasses turns the pan into the sauce: Lebanon's mezze sausage rolled hot into khubz, syrup, pickles, toum and all.
Makanek b'Laban (مقانق باللبن)
Sausages in yogurt; served with bread.
Loubieh Sandwich (ساندويش لوبية)
In Lebanon, loubieh means the broad flat romano bean, and loubieh bi zeit braises it soft in olive oil with onion and tomato, then folds it cold into khubz.
Lift Mkhallal (لفت مخلل)
Pickled turnips; pink from beet juice, essential side.
Lahm Meshwi Sandwich (ساندويش لحم مشوي)
Grilled meat sandwich; various grilled meats.
Lahm b'Ajeen (لحم بعجين)
'Meat with dough'; thin flatbread topped with spiced minced meat, similar to lahmacun. Rolled up or folded to eat.
Labneh Sandwich (ساندويش لبنة)
Strained yogurt hung in a cloth, smeared on flatbread under olive oil and zaʻatar and rolled cold: Lebanon’s everyday breakfast wrap, built on a dairy that keeps for the better part of a year.
Labneh Makbouseh (لبنة مكبوسة)
Labneh balls preserved in olive oil; spread on bread.
Labneh ma' Za'atar (لبنة مع زعتر)
Labneh with za'atar; classic breakfast combination.
Kibdeh Sandwich (ساندويش كبدة)
One bird, one liver: Lebanon's kibdeh sandwich runs on the rotisserie counter's surplus, seared hard in seconds with garlic and lemon, rolled into khubz with mint and raw onion against the iron.
Kibbeh Sandwich (ساندويش كبة)
Lebanon's feast croquette goes to the street: fried kibbeh crushed flat into khubz over labneh, with mint, lemon, and beet-pink pickled turnip, so every bite gets crisp shell and spiced core together.