Samke Harra: Lebanese Fish Under Chilli, Citrus and Coriander
The name means spicy fish and undersells it. A tahini and coriander sauce sharpened with chilli and lemon does most of the work, and the fish only has to be fresh.
Aug 1, 2026

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The name means spicy fish and undersells it. A tahini and coriander sauce sharpened with chilli and lemon does most of the work, and the fish only has to be fresh.
Aug 1, 2026

Garlic, oil, lemon and salt whipped into a white sauce stiff enough to stand a spoon in. There is no egg holding it together, which is exactly why it breaks when you rush the oil.
Aug 15, 2026

Bread, toum, chicken, pickles, chips. The order matters, the wrap has to be pressed, and yes, the chips go inside. This is the sandwich as it is actually sold on the street.
Aug 14, 2026

The marinade is the entire dish. Here is what each ingredient is actually for, the ratio that works, and the timing window outside which you make the chicken worse rather than better.
Aug 14, 2026

Both are marinated chicken, both arrive in flatbread with garlic sauce, and they are made by completely different methods. The difference is the heat, and it changes everything.
Aug 14, 2026

Three of those words literally mean turning. The fourth means shepherd, and it exists because a hundred thousand Lebanese migrants arrived in Mexico and their children swapped the lamb for pork and added pineapple.
Aug 21, 2026

A Levantine spice blend and a Mexican corn tortilla share no history at all. What they share is a logic, and that turns out to be entirely enough to build on.
Aug 2, 2026

You can make very good shish tawook without a grill. What you cannot do is get the same thing, so the method changes: high heat, a rack, and a hard finish under the element.
Aug 14, 2026

Fava beans simmered until they collapse, crushed with garlic, lemon and olive oil, eaten out of a bowl with bread. Older than the pyramids by some accounts, and still what Cairo eats at dawn.
Aug 14, 2026
