Sfiha Baalbakiya: The Small Open Meat Pies of the Beqaa
Baalbek makes its meat pies small, square and open, with the corners folded up to hold the juices. The technique is older than most of the recipes claiming to improve on it.
Jul 24, 2026

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Baalbek makes its meat pies small, square and open, with the corners folded up to hold the juices. The technique is older than most of the recipes claiming to improve on it.
Jul 24, 2026

Mashed chickpeas replace fish in this quick, protein-packed salad. Tangy, crunchy, and ready in under 10 minutes for lunch.
Jan 12, 2024

Most gluten-free flatbread cracks the moment you fold it. Psyllium husk is the fix: it does the job gluten did, holding gas and staying pliable, and it costs almost nothing.
Aug 9, 2026

Dough pressed flat with the fingertips, spread with za'atar loosened in olive oil, baked hot and fast. The Levantine breakfast that a whole region eats standing up.
Aug 13, 2026
