Waleed Asadi: Not Your Typical Fattoush | Gazan Style Fattoush | فتوش غزاوي

Mar 29, 2026 | Fattoush is a salad I think most of us recognize to come out of the Levant. The beauty about Levantine food is that no-one makes this recipe the same way. Each region, each city, even each household makes it slightly differently. And this salad is a great example of those differences. Today, I'm sharing the Gazan (Ghazawi) style of fattoush. It's everything you love about your typical fattoush , but with a little twist.

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Lebanon: Israel Stole Our Falafel
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YNET NEWS: Country's Industrialists Association says Jewish state trying to claim ownership of traditional Lebanese delicacies like tabouleh and hummus, plans international food-related suit

Lebanon is planning on filing an international law suit against Israel for violating a food copyright, Fadi Abboud, president of the Lebanese Industrialists Association, told the al-Arabiya network.

The Lebanese claim is that Israel markets original Lebanese food like tabouleh, kubbeh, hummus, falafel and fattoush which the Lebanese considered their trademarks prior to the establishment of the Jewish state.

Abboud explained that the fact that Israel has been marketing Lebanese delicacies under the same names and ingredients around the world has caused great losses to Lebanon, and that while, “the full extent is unknown, it is estimated at tens of millions of dollars annually.” Lebanon: Israel Stole Our Falafel >>> Roee Nahmias | October 6, 2008

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