Lebanon - One Sandwich - The Joy of Sandwiches

Olives; green or black, served with sandwiches.

Herb mixture; wild thyme, sumac, sesame seeds. Mixed with olive oil.

Za'atar and olive oil; mixed, spread on bread or dipped.

Stuffed grape leaves in bread; vine leaves stuffed with rice and herbs.

Sweet items from Tripoli; city famous for sweets, some eaten sandwich-style.

Lebanese garlic sauce; garlic, oil, lemon juice emulsified to fluffy white cream. Essential for shawarma and shish taouk.

Tikka sandwich; marinated, grilled meat cubes.

Sesame paste sauce; tahini thinned with lemon, water, garlic.

Tabbouleh in bread; parsley salad with bulgur.

Tangy red spice; from sumac berries, adds sourness.

Spicy sausage sandwich; Armenian-style cured beef sausage with garlic, cumin, sumac, fenugreek, red pepper. Grilled or fried, served in b...

Grilled sujuk sandwich.

Fried sujuk sandwich.

Sujuk with eggs; fried together, served in bread.

Chicken kebab sandwich; marinated chicken cubes (garlic, lemon, yogurt, tomato paste, spices) grilled on skewers, served in bread with toum.

Shish taouk with garlic sauce.

Shish taouk with fries.

Shish taouk in Arabic bread.

Lamb/beef kebab sandwich; cubed meat grilled on skewer.

Lebanon's gift to the world; marinated meat (chicken, beef, or lamb) stacked on vertical rotisserie, shaved as it cooks, wrapped in thin ...

Modern shawarma wrap; tortilla-style.

Shawarma sandwich; general term for wrapped shawarma.

Shawarma plate; served on plate with sides instead of wrapped.

Shawarma with toum; essential Lebanese garlic sauce (garlic, oil, lemon emulsified to white cream).