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Al-Man’ouché, an Emblematic Culinary Practice in Lebanon
Al-Man’ouché, an emblematic culinary practice in Lebanon
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December 10, 2023
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Breakfast & Coffee
Traditional Authentic Breakfast with “Em Awtel” in Ehden. Taste "Em Awtel Lasagna Manoucheh"
Her name is Em Awtel and she prepares delicious manakish and traditional food up on the mountains in Ehden. A coup de Coeur since the first visit, I've been visiting the family regularly, to spend…
June 12, 2020
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North Lebanon
Bread & Bakeries
Live with Krikor: Learning and Inspirations About Lebanon and Covid-19 Situation
Live with Krikor! You can't imagine how delicious this Manoucheh is... Probably one of the best in Lebanon and compared to none. Everything that makes of it the best "Lebanese Pizza" is unique. The…
May 04, 2020
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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Mount Lebanon
Saj Em Georges: The Lady with Magical Hands Creates Delicious Saj Manakish
Bread & Bakeries | Dbayeh Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
April 26, 2020
Bread & Bakeries
Saj Em Georges: The Lady with Magical Hands Creates Delicious Saj Manakish
If they say "A picture is worth a thousand words", a video is worth more than a million. Watch it for yourself and feel what Em Georges is all about, a lady baking love in Dbayeh for the last…
Breakfast & Coffee
11 Excellent "Manakish" Bakeries I Visited This Year: Add Them to Your Favorite Food Bucket List
11 Excellent "Manakish" Bakeries I Visited This Year: Add Them to Your Favorite Food Bucket List
April 04, 2020
| Mechwar Videos
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Lebanon
Bread & Bakeries
Saj el Asmar: Mansourieh. It Has A Special Taste, A Special Texture
The Saj Manakish have a special taste, a special texture, a different feel. Using small amounts of yeast, you can eat up to three different wraps and still feel good, not blowted and not heavy. My…
March 27, 2020
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Metn
Bread & Bakeries
Manakish el Hajj: Wood Fire Saj in Jdeideh
Craving a Manoucheh with village flavors? Feeling like a Manoucheh baked-on woodfire? That's your place to be. Saj el Hajj is located in Jdeideh proposing a selection of handcrafted…
March 27, 2020
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Metn
Breakfast & Coffee
Furn el Mouallem: Traditional Bread and Mankish in Mokhtara
What makes a Manoucheh even more unique than a conventional one, is when it’s baked using the dough of standard Lebanese bread. One of three bakeries I know other than Al Zahaa in Jezzine and…
Mechwar Videos
Visit the Village of Ebrine, Batroun: A Video Review
Aabrine (عبرين) is a Lebanese local authority which is located in Batroun District (Qada'a), an administrative division of North Lebanon Governorate(Mohafazah). The municipality is a mem
April 25, 2019
| Travel & Tourism
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Batroun
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Zaatar w Zeit: Sadly Portraying a Wrong Image of Lebanese Food
Spending the day at home with my little ones, and after a long week in Armenia, I was craving a decent, tasty, fluffy, Lebanese Manouche. Now that "Zaatar w Zeit" opened in Mazraat Yachouh, I called…
Breakfast & Coffee
Saj Abou Anthony: Baking Love Since 1994 in Metn
Jean has been preparing amazing manakish for the last 25 years, and I didn’t know about his bakery. Saj Abou Anthony, open from the early hours of the morning until 1 pm prepares freshly baked…
Breakfast & Coffee
Abou Daoud Bakery, Jdeideh: One of the Best Manakish Ever!
It's definitely the welcoming, the happiness and positive vibes... followed by a bite, one single bite and you will fall in love. Abou Daoud is a homey and traditional Lebanese bakery…
Breakfast & Coffee
Sarrouf Zalka: Saj and Poems for Breakfast
I’ve been here in 2015 and now back to this amazing hole in the wall hidden bakery. I forgot about the bizarre decor making you feel in a gallery and the happy man baking Saj manakish begins…
Reviews
Samarula: The Coolest Food Truck up in the Cedars
There's a food truck in The Cedars, painted in purple and where great crepes and manakish are served. Samarula is a must try for the vibes, the view, and the food. Drive up and meet Samar.
January 13, 2019
| Street Food
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North Lebanon
Breakfast & Coffee
39 Best Breakfast Spots in Lebanon: Where to Go, What to Eat
With endless choice and great flavors, you simply cannot skip breakfast in Lebanon. From Mankousheh to Foul and hummus... Knefeh, Ashta and Labneh, we have something to satisfy all…
Dede Gourmet Bakery Kousba: Where Passion is Translated into Breakfast
Bread & Bakeries | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
December 25, 2018
Bread & Bakeries
Dede Gourmet Bakery Kousba: Where Passion is Translated into Breakfast
She welcomes, she greets, asks for the order and makes sure it’s prepared with love. Every tomato is washed, every cucumber is carefully cut... zaatar is spread, and cheese is layered…
December 25, 2018
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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North Lebanon
Manakish
November 2nd is World Manouche Day: From Lebanon to the World, Celebrating the Greatest Breakfast
'Manouche" is a popular Lebanese Breakfast consisting of dough topped with thyme, cheese, or ground meat. Similar to a pizza, it can be sliced or folded, and it can be served either for breakfast or…
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
The Original Em Ali: From Souk el Tayeb to Gemmayze
“Oum Ali”, the one and only Saj Queen famous from (Souk el Tayeb) and (Souk el Akel) has opened a breakfast Parlour on Gemmayze street. A traditional eatery serving the same yellow dough…
September 25, 2018
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Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Bread & Bakeries
Mana'esho: Proudly Lebanese, Baking Passion and Love in Dubai
Taste Lebanon in Dubai, the Manouche of dreams! I'm in love with this place.
June 03, 2018
| Breakfast & Coffee
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Dubai
Hatbe W Nar: All The Way to Kobayat for the Best Tannour Manakish
Bread & Bakeries | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
June 03, 2018
Bread & Bakeries
Hatbe W Nar: All The Way to Kobayat for the Best Tannour Manakish
Tannour manakish and bread like you've never tasted before, a selection of Labneh and vegetables from the village, Hummus and Balila ending the experience with the horizontal tannour…
June 03, 2018
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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North Lebanon
Breakfast & Coffee
Zaatarji: The Zaatar Manouche Rocks!
Homemade, handmade, passionately baked, very floppy, amazingly moist and juicy... I love their Mankouchet zaatar and I’ll recommend it to all my friends. Visit Zaatarji, newly opened in…
Bread & Bakeries
Emm Salim Bakery: Ejjet Bayd and Mabroumet Nutella in Anfeh
My latest discovery is a must try! Emm Salim’s bakery is one of the many places that have made Anfeh famous. Located in the old souk, the famous "Tahet el Rih" resort and surely the Phoenician…
December 20, 2017
| Breakfast & Coffee
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North Lebanon
Bread & Bakeries
Baker's Bake: The Dough is Handcrafted with Love... Manakish are so Good!
Newly open on Jal el Dib's internal road next to "Tiger" Car accessories, Baker's Bake is not your typical bakery but a haven for foodies seeking perfection. The dough is homemade and…
December 20, 2017
| Restaurants
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Metn
Manakish
November 2nd is World Mankousheh Day
Today November 2nd is officially World Mankousheh Day! Share a Mankousheh...
#WorldMankoushehDay
November 02, 2017
| News
Events
November 2nd is "World Lebanese Manoucheh Day"
An initiative by Zaatar w Zeit and NoGarlicNoOnions, the world has a reason to celebrate on November 2nd Lebanon's most delicious and world famous breakfast: "The Manouche". Mankousheh, Manouche,…
November 02, 2017
| Manakish
Breakfast & Coffee
Em Bashir Faraya: One of the Country's Tastiest Saj Manakish
I'm back for this superb Saj Mankouche... I came across Em Bashir back in 2014, a lady who sits behind the window preparing saj sandwiches with a welcoming attitude. To tell you the truth,…
Breakfast & Coffee
"Zaatar Manouche" in a Box
A cylindrical transparent box of Manakish: A box? Manakish? Served cold? Yes, it's indeed something interesting...
I discovered this uni
Breakfast & Coffee
The World Famous Lebanese Breakfast: A Love Story!
With endless choice and great flavors, you simply cannot skip breakfast in Lebanon. From Mankousheh to Foul and hummus.... Knefeh, kashta and Labneh, we hav
Bread & Bakeries
Charbel's Bakehouse: A Breakfast Spot in Broumana
When a young man opens a bakery, your traditional manoushe shop turns into a fresh breakfast parlour with much more than the simple zaatar manakish.
August 21, 2017
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Metn
Breakfast & Coffee
Furn Emm Salim: Anfeh's Supreme Traditional Breakfast
My latest discovery is a must try! Emm Salim’s bakery is one of the many places that have made Anfeh famous. Located in the old souk, the famous "Tahet el Rih" resort and surely the Phoenician…
February 14, 2017
| Manakish
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North Lebanon
Breakfast & Coffee
A Comparative Review: Manakish for Breakfast, 5 Bakeries, 1 Winner
The comparative series are a set of reviews I'll be publishing from time to time. I'll be ordering the same item from three to five different places for a constructive comparison... let's enjoy…
February 05, 2017
| Comparative Review
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Lebanon
Kahwet el Mandaloun: A New Favorite Place
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Dbayeh Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
January 12, 2017
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Kahwet el Mandaloun: A New Favorite Place
Close your eyes and travel back in time to when old Mercedes taxis used to glide round Beirut, to when Martyr's Square was the heart of the Middle East and to when Abou Salim used to entertain our…
January 12, 2017
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Dbayeh
Oasis Saint Charbel: The Famous Mankoushe and Flatbread
Bread & Bakeries | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
September 09, 2016
Bread & Bakeries
Oasis Saint Charbel: The Famous Mankoushe and Flatbread
Sometimes good food is found in unexpected places... Next to St. Charbel Annaya, is a restaurant/cafe that has one of the country's best Saj manakish, that's crispy and tastes like oriental…
September 09, 2016
| Breakfast & Coffee
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North Lebanon
Zaatar w Zeit: An Unsuccessful Transformation!
Breakfast & Coffee | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East
July 26, 2016
Breakfast & Coffee
Zaatar w Zeit: An Unsuccessful Transformation!
Zaatar w Zeit has changed and bluntly speaking the new direction is somehow deceiving on so many levels. It's a wannabe diner inspired by Pret-a-Manger with a missing link somewhere. What was…
Thyme & More: Where Zaatar is Treated as Art
Breakfast & Coffee | Amman Jordan Middle East
June 15, 2016
Breakfast & Coffee
Thyme & More: Where Zaatar is Treated as Art
During my stay in Jordan, I was craving for a good mankoushe, something similar to the ones I often enjoy in Lebanon. Thin dough topped with a variety of different pure Zaatar with that zesty…
June 15, 2016
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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Amman
Manakish
Chez Le Libanais: Proudly Lebanese and Tasty, in the Heart of Paris!
Nine years, nine long years here in Paris, Chez Le Libanais, is a small shop that serves the best wraps. I came across it by accident on Foursquare while looking for the best wraps in Paris. Walk in…
Manakish
The Manousheh: Ambassador of a Lebanese Culinary Pride
Manakish, manaqish, manaeesh, manakeesh or in singular form man'ousheh, مناقيش, mannoushe, mannoush, mankoushe, mankoucheh... many ways of writing it but one meaning. Manoushe is…
February 07, 2016
| Mechwar Videos
Manakish
The World's Biggest Saj Manousheh Record Attempt
Join the fun to attempt a new world record: The longest Saj mankoushe
Sunday November 22nd
November 17, 2015
| News
Breakfast & Coffee
Manousheh New York: Lebanon's Breakfast Ambassador
Zaatar with Labneh and a Ayran yogurt drink, akkawi cheese, spinach, labneh and maamoul... Manoushe New York is your little bit for Lebanon in the Big Apple. I have been here before and I am back now…
November 06, 2015
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New York
Breakfast & Coffee
Oum Karam: A Great Manouche up in the Cedars
Sometimes you discover things that leave an impact, simple things with unconventional flavors in unusual places... I've found a mankousheh that left me…
September 01, 2015
| Manakish
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North Lebanon
Manakish
Mankousheh: From a Beirut Breakfast to a Dubai Delight
By Tarek Ali Ahmad and Salma ElShahed | Special to Al Arabiya News
July 29, 2015
| News
Balkoumi: Coffee, Bites and Yogurt Only Before Check-In
Airports | Beirut Lebanon Middle East
July 25, 2015
Airports
Balkoumi: Coffee, Bites and Yogurt Only Before Check-In
I never expected to be writing a review about a coffee shop at an airport until last week when eating my favorite frozen yogurt in Lebanon -to date- and seeing the name Balkoumi on the napkin.…
July 25, 2015
| Breakfast & Coffee
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Beirut
Breakfast at Al Saniour Antelias
Breakfast & Coffee | Antelias Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
June 21, 2015
Breakfast & Coffee
Breakfast at Al Saniour Antelias
I never wrote a complete review about Al Saniour before, not because the food is not good because it surely is but because I'm not a fan of Arguileh and smoky places. When I go out to eat, I would…
June 21, 2015
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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Antelias
Breakfast & Coffee
Krikor in Baskinta: Fifty Four Years of Hard Work
I was back to Krikor Orian sooner than planned, this little tiny heavenly gem located in Baskinta. Before reaching Baskinta, you’ll find a small petrol station, which used to be called Ezz el…
Manakish
Claude Harb Bakery, Hadath el Jebbeh
You may call it coincidence, fate or simply chance. We were scheduled to visit Bekaa Kafra and not Hadath el Jebbeh. Due to the very bad weather that day, we decided to take the internal road... we…
May 21, 2015
| Street Food
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North Lebanon
Manakish
Oum Ali: Perfect Saj Manakish...
You meet people sometimes who strongly affect you one-way or another… Oum Ali is one such person. Rare… and I was lucky enough to have come across a simple and unpretentious lady…
April 08, 2015
| Tasty Discoveries
Breakfast & Coffee
Sarrouf Zalka: A Unique Discovery One Must Try
At Sarrouf, you’ll read on the walls that the food there is better than your mum's… It’s a small place, dimmed, dull and old but who cares... Food is exceptionally awesome. Come…
April 07, 2015
| Street Food
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Metn
Breakfast & Coffee
Abou Haidar: Mashrouhet Zaatar, Labneh and Vegetables
I believe it’s time I write about a place that I’ve ordering manakish from around three times a week for the last year. It’s not a discovery in a lost village in Lebanon and not one…
Monte Cassino Hotel: A Generous Breakfast with a View
Breakfast & Coffee | Jounieh Keserwan Lebanon Middle East
March 14, 2015
Breakfast & Coffee
Monte Cassino Hotel: A Generous Breakfast with a View
The Monte Cassino Hotel, nestled on a beautiful hill in Tabarja overlooking Jounieh bay, is a place everyone has been talking about last summer. I couldn't come here earlier, but here I am and my…
March 14, 2015
| International Cuisine
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Jounieh
Breakfast & Coffee
Special Potato and Olive Oil Saj Wraps from Hasbaya
Down south, two hours from Beirut is a bakery, a special shop producing unique markouk saj bread as well as a selection of innovative manakish. To start with, look at the dough which sticks on the…
March 09, 2015
| Manakish
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South Lebanon