My Recent Recipes!
Lahm bi Ajeen: Levantine meat pizza
Everybody who has ever been to a Turkish restaurant or snack bar for dinner knows…
Chickpea salad with Za’atar dressing
Chickpea salad is a fine thing. The salad is made super fast, makes you full,…
Sfiha – Lebanese meat pies
No birthday, no buffet and generally no celebration or party without Sfiha! These delicious little…
MUSAKHAN – LEVANTINE ROAST CHICKEN ON SUMAC ONIONS & FLATBREAD
My first encounter with Musakhan was not so early in my childhood. My parents had…
Broad Bean Salad
When you’re really hungry, “salad” always sounds kind of lame, doesn’t it? When I’m hangry,…
Kafta – Lebanese Kebab
“It’s Kafta, not Köfte!” Again and again I have to tell this to friends when…
Hi! I am Rafik.
Welcome to Levantine Recipes!
This food blog is all about the Levantine cuisine. Ever since I was a child, I loved to hang out with my mother in the kitchen. On the one hand I did this because it always had such an incredibly delicious smell and I was a glutton – on the other hand because I was fascinated by how much devotion my mother used to create the tastiest meals out of some sometimes funny or boring looking ingredients. I hope I can inspire you, as my mother inspired me.
I hope you have a good time. Make yourself at home. Enjoy your meal!