Kibbeh Sandwich (ساندويش كبة)
Kibbeh in bread; fried kibbeh (bulgur shell with spiced meat filling) in Arabic bread.
Kibbeh in bread; fried kibbeh (bulgur shell with spiced meat filling) in Arabic bread.
Raw kibbeh sandwich; pounded raw lamb with bulgur, eaten with bread and onion.
Fried kibbeh sandwich; torpedo-shaped fried kibbeh.
Kibbeh in yogurt; served with bread for scooping.
Samoon bread; diamond-shaped Iraqi-style bread.
Saj bread; paper-thin bread baked on convex metal dome. Used for wraps.
Markouk bread; large, thin mountain bread. From Mount Lebanon.
Kmaj bread; soft pocket bread, thicker than Arabic bread.
Bread with olive oil; bread dipped or drizzled with oil.
Arabic bread; round, flat, pocket bread. The everyday bread of Lebanon.
Kafta sandwich; grilled ground lamb/beef mixed with parsley, onion, and spices (allspice, cinnamon, pepper), served in bread with tahini,...
Grilled kafta sandwich; charcoal-grilled.
Kafta in Arabic bread; flat kafta patties or skewered.
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 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 street vendor; ubiquitous in Lebanese cities, carrying ka'ak on head or cart.
Ka'ak with za'atar; filled with za'atar mixture.
Ka'ak with Nutella; sweet modern version.
Ka'ak with labneh; strained yogurt filling.
Cheese-filled ka'ak; sesame bread with cheese inside.
Ka'ak with cheese; filled with akkawi or other cheese.