Kibbeh Nayyeh Sandwich (كبة نية)
Kibbeh nayyeh is raw lamb or mountain goat kneaded with fine bulgur and kammouneh spice, scooped into bread with onion, mint, and olive oil. Ground that morning, eaten by night.
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Kibbeh Makli (كبة مقلية)
Fried kibbeh sandwich; torpedo-shaped fried kibbeh.
Kibbeh b'Laban (كبة باللبن)
Kibbeh in yogurt; served with bread for scooping.
Khubz Samoon (خبز صمون)
Samoon bread; diamond-shaped Iraqi-style bread.
Khubz Saj (خبز صاج)
Saj bread; paper-thin bread baked on convex metal dome. Used for wraps.
Khubz Markouk (خبز مرقوق)
Markouk bread; large, thin mountain bread. From Mount Lebanon.
Khubz Kmaj (خبز كماج)
Kmaj bread; soft pocket bread, thicker than Arabic bread.
Khubz b'Zayt (خبز بالزيت)
Bread with olive oil; bread dipped or drizzled with oil.
Khubz Arabi (خبز عربي)
Arabic bread; round, flat, pocket bread. The everyday bread of Lebanon.
Kafta Sandwich (ساندويش كفتة)
Kafta sandwich; grilled ground lamb/beef mixed with parsley, onion, and spices (allspice, cinnamon, pepper), served in bread with tahini,...
Kafta Mashwiye (كفتة مشوية)
Grilled kafta sandwich; charcoal-grilled.
Kafta b'Khubz (كفتة بالخبز)
Kafta packed on a flat skewer, grilled over charcoal, then slid off the steel into warm khubz that catches the fat: the bread a receiver for the meat, dressed with sumac onion and lemon.
Kafta Arayes (كفتة عرايس)
Arayes is raw kafta packed thin into a pita and grilled so the meat's own fat fries the bread from the inside. The Levant's grilled-pocket mezze, and the bread married to its filling.
Ka'ak (كعك)
Ka'ak is the sandwich named for its bread: a sesame-crusted ring shaped like a handbag, sold off a pole on a glass cart, the pocket slit and dusted with za'atar to order. Beirut's afternoon snack.
Ka'ak Vendor (بائع الكعك)
Ka'ak street vendor; ubiquitous in Lebanese cities, carrying ka'ak on head or cart.
Ka'ak b'Za'atar (كعك بالزعتر)
Ka'ak with za'atar; filled with za'atar mixture.
Ka'ak b'Nutella (كعك بالنوتيلا)
Ka'ak with Nutella; sweet modern version.
Ka'ak b'Labneh (كعك باللبنة)
Ka'ak with labneh; strained yogurt filling.
Ka'ak b'Jibneh (كعك بالجبنة)
Ka'ak b'jibneh is a salt-management problem: Akkawi, the hard-brined cheese of Acre, soaked down and warmed into a faintly sweet sesame ring, sold to order off the carts of Beirut.
Ka'ak b'Jibneh (كعك بالجبنة)
Ka'ak with cheese; filled with akkawi or other cheese.