Tag: lebanese

Whip Up Lebanese Toum With Homegrown Garlic

The recipe for toum contains only garlic, salt, lemon juice, and olive oil. It’s as thick and creamy as mayonnaise and improves everything it touches. But before it’s time for toum, we have to discuss the task at hand: It’s time to plant the garlic. Select Your Garlic Autumn isn’t the usual time for planting,…


Lebanese Army Arrests 64 Migrants Trying to Sail to Europe

BEIRUT—The Lebanese military arrested 64 migrants as they were trying to set sail from northern Lebanon on Tuesday in an attempt to get to Europe, the army command said. According to an army statement, the migrants—Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians—were all detained and were being questioned, except for one pregnant woman who was bleeding and was…


Tomato-Juice Tabbouleh: Old World Salad, New World Trick

The world has its share of tabbouleh recipes. The bulgur and parsley salad from the Lebanese hill country has made the rounds, finding homes in many cultures, with countless regional variations. And I can improve all of them, as if by magic wand, thanks to a trick I learned from a farmer in Montana. Thousands…