Host a Lebanese night
Two tables: a mezze night where the small plates belong together, and a manakish morning.
A Lebanese house is allowed to put hummus, tabbouleh, and kibbeh on one cloth. That is mezze. Manakish is the morning bread. Do not turn breakfast into a full mezze unless you meant to.
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Mezze night
Hummus, tabbouleh, kibbeh, bread. Together is correct.
This is the night the small plates share. Hummus with a well of oil. Tabbouleh that is mostly parsley. Kibbeh nayyeh if the meat is right. Bread. Pickles.
Manakish can stay for breakfast.
The clock
- Chickpeas.
- Chop the herb salad.
- Kibbeh last. Bread warm.
Cook these free recipes
- Classic Hummus — The free dip.
- Tabbouleh — The free herb salad.
- Kibbeh Nayyeh — The free raw kibbeh — mezze, not a second roast.
Manakish morning
Zaatar bread, tea. The mezze plates stay in the fridge.
Zaatar manakish is breakfast. Tea. Cucumber, tomato, olives if you have them. Not a full mezze.
The clock
- Dough or flatbread.
- Zaatar oil.
- Tea.
Cook these free recipes
- Zaatar Manakish — The free morning bread.
Set the small plates or the bread in the middle. Find a saj the same way as the pantry — a search, not a single listing that disappears.
Find a saj on Amazon Find a rakweh on Amazon
When you want the rest of the map — more mezze, breads, and the morning extras — Authentic Lebanese Cuisine is the book that keeps the table going. Read how the table is set before people arrive.
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