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What is Lebanese cuisine?
Lebanese cuisine (المطبخ اللبناني) grew from labneh / pickles / arak and pita / rice / bulgur. Hummus is the postcard, not the whole map.
Is it always spicy?
Lebanese cuisine sits at spice 46 in this atlas. Hummus and Tabbouleh show the range better than a single heat number.
What should a first meal include?
Hummus plus one regional plate — not only the export icon.
What is Mezze?
Opening shared table.
How do people eat at home?
Beirut, Tripoli and Sidon do not cook the same dinner. Regional stubbornness is the cuisine, not a footnote.
What travels poorly?
The home pantry around Mezze and the labour behind Tabbouleh rarely fit a takeaway box.
Lebanese cuisine changes by valley, coast and capital. Beirut is one node, not the whole map.
The meters treat heat, ferment, street density and sharing as the axes that actually organise meals.
Systems
Beirut metro
A regional kitchen of Lebanese cuisine centred on Beirut and Hummus.
Tripoli table
A regional kitchen of Lebanese cuisine centred on Tripoli and Tabbouleh.
Sidon table
A regional kitchen of Lebanese cuisine centred on Sidon and Kibbeh.
Zahle table
A regional kitchen of Lebanese cuisine centred on Zahle and Manakish.
Byblos table
A regional kitchen of Lebanese cuisine centred on Byblos and Fattoush.
Region 5
Another regional kitchen of Lebanese cuisine.
Flavour meters
Cities & regions
Beirut
A hotspot for Hummus and the local pantry of Lebanese cuisine.
Tripoli
A hotspot for Hummus and the local pantry of Lebanese cuisine.
Sidon
A hotspot for Hummus and the local pantry of Lebanese cuisine.
Zahle
A hotspot for Hummus and the local pantry of Lebanese cuisine.
Byblos
A hotspot for Hummus and the local pantry of Lebanese cuisine.
Materials
labneh / pickles / arak
The savoury bass.
pita / rice / bulgur
The meal starch.
Hummus staples
The icon pantry.
Market produce
The daily vegetable and protein.
Regional pride in this cuisine is argued through Hummus and Tabbouleh more than through a single official recipe.
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