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i st hef i r stphr as eyouwi l lhearonceyoucomet oLebanon.Peopl eher ear ever y f r i endl y,genui nel yhos pi t abl e,andi t ’ sanhonourf ort hem t ot r eatyouki ngl y!
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Th e Go o d i e s Andt hef oodi es .I fyouappr eci at egoodf ood,t henyou’ l lf eell i kehomei nLebanon. W hocar eswhoi nvent edwhatf i r st ?I fi t ’ sdel i ci ous ,i tgoesdi r ect l yi nt oourt ummi es , s at i s f yi ngourt ast ebudst ot hef ul l est ! W hol egr ai n,veget abl es ,f r es hf i s h,s eaf ood,f r ui t s ,meat ,meat ,andmor emeat , gar l i c,her bs ,ol i veoi l ,hummusandt ast ys auces-t hat ’ swhat ’ swai t i ngf oryou! Y es ,Lebanes ecui s i nei samazi ngandi t ’ soneoft het hi ngsyou’ l ll oveher e. We’ l ll ett hepi ct ur ess peakf ort hems el ves .Don’ tdr oolt oomuch!
AsLebanonwasi nf l uencedbys omanycul t ur es ,event hecui s i nei sver ydi ver s e andbor r oweddi s hesf r om t henei ghbourcount r i esordevel opedi t sown. Lebanes ear eus edt os har et hei rf oodwhendi ni ngorhavi ngl unch,s odon’ tbe s ur pr i s edi ft hathappens-i t ’ sl i kes har i ngwi t hyours econdf ami l y!
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