Dishلبن بلدي
Homemade Laban
Laban is Lebanon’s everyday cultured milk: clean-tasting, gently tart, and softly set. It is distinct from strained labneh…
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Mouneh, Dairy and Preserves
المونة والألبان والمخللات
Seasonal preservation, fermented dairy, pickles and pantry staples with safe storage and labeling.
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DishDishكرات لبنة بالزيت
Labneh Balls in Olive Oil
A classic Lebanese mouneh preparation in which salted yogurt is drained until dense, shaped into small balls, dried…
Dishشنكليش بلدي
Homemade Shanklish
Shanklish is a salted, cultured dairy preparation shaped into balls, dried, matured, and commonly coated with dried zaatar…
Dishكشك بلدي
Traditional Kishk
Kishk is a foundational Lebanese mouneh preparation made by combining cultured yogurt with coarse burghul, allowing the grain…
Dishقورما
Awarma Preserved Lamb
Lamb slowly cooked and preserved in rendered fat with strict cooling and storage.
Dishلفت مخلل
Pink Pickled Turnips
Turnips, beet, brine and vinegar fermented or quick-pickled until bright and crisp.
Dishكبيس خيار
Lebanese Cucumber Pickles
Small cucumbers preserved crisp in measured garlic-herb brine.
Dishباذنجان مكبوس
Pickled Eggplant
Small eggplants cured with garlic, chili and vinegar brine.
Dishزيتون أخضر مكبوس
Cured Green Olives
Cracked olives leached and brined with lemon and chili.
Dishدبس بندورة
Tomato Paste Mouneh
Ripe tomato reduced and sun-finished into a concentrated pantry preserve.
Dishدبس عنب
Grape Molasses
Grape juice clarified and reduced slowly to a deep fruit syrup.
Dishدبس رمان
Pomegranate Molasses
Tart pomegranate juice reduced to a glossy sweet-sour seasoning.