Lebanon’s Most VENOMOUS Fish!! Scary Middle Eastern Seafood!!

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1. BEIRUT FISH MARKET
ADDRESS: Jisr, Beirut, Lebanon
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2. AMIR AL BAHAR - THE PRINCE OF THE SEA
ADDRESS: Beirut - Saida Hwy, Lebanon
OPERATION HOURS: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
🇱🇧GRILLED LIONFISH: Cut, gut, scale, clean lionfish. Lightly coat with flour. Grill on a flat top. For the sauce, mix coriander, red chili pepper, garlic, tomato paste, secret spices, water, and a bit of olive oil. Combine in a bowl.
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3. TOUFIC’S KITCHEN
🇱🇧RAW SEAWEED
🇱🇧KIBBEH: In a mixing bowl, combine cracked wheat (Bulgur) with ground tuna. In a separate chopper, blend together onion, orange peel, cinnamon, 7 spice mixture, coriander, and sea salt to create a fragrant mixture. Add this blended mix to the tuna in the bowl and thoroughly combine the ingredients. Using your hands, mix everything in the bowl until it forms a cohesive mixture. Shape the mixture into a ball and stuff it with onion for a flavorful and unique dish.
🇱🇧TAJIN: Grill and shred fish.
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4. CHEZ MAGUY
ADDRESS: Bahsa street Makaad el Mir, Batroun, Lebanon
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🇱🇧SAMKE HARRA (SPICY FISH): Slice the fish in half and rub it with a mixture of garlic and parsley, seasoning with salt on both sides. Grill the fish with the flesh side open. Toast cashews and sliced almonds separately in iron skillets. For the sauce, combine olive oil, salt, garlic, jalapeño, onion, diced tomato, green pepper, cloves, coriander, and nutmeg in a pan. Mix and season to taste.
🇱🇧SNAILS: In a pot, add cinnamon cloves, onion, and snails. Add water. Serve with dipping sauces: lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and salt.
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Why he should he afraid This is Lebanon haha , I don't get it why in Lebnaon you think he might not be the same

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@@28Justchecking bc a lot of travel bloggers aren't themselves. They are 100 different versions of themselves depending on where they are.

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9:20 To be clear for those who don't know these drinks, it's in the same "family" as ouzo, which is why it turns milky-white when mixed with water (or melting ice): it's a pomace brandy (i.e. a spirit made by distilling the wine-making left-overs - the _pomace_ - such as the fermented grape-skins and all the detritus from the crushed grapes settling down in the fermentation tanks, and which are rich in alcohol) that is flavoured with aniseed; what distinguished the various pomace brandies is how the flavouring happens, and what flavourings are allowed to be used, but that's kind of beside the point. The main topic of interest is that, if you hate anise, these are not drinks for you.

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I’m coming to Lebanon to eat at this restaurant 100%. The fish dish looks so delicious and I will try to ask the shirtless gentleman if he can take me out fishing. Cook Islanders eat fish every day . From a Cook Islander

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That "seaweed that doesn't live in the sea" looks like a variety of purslane. And purslane is always a nice snack.

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Until recently, I would agree with you. Unfortunately, he has decided to inject politics into his videos and has chosen to assault the people of Israel while he touts fish balls. Try finding the country of Israel on any of the maps he has included in his Lebanon tour videos. He promoted the "country" of Palestine in his first Lebanon video but now won't label that country at all while labeling all of the other surrounding countries. Maybe he'll check out the wonderful foods of Hamas next.

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So lion fish are in Florida also

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Maggie's fish looked absolutely amazing, top notch presentation

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Man, this and that farm video makes me want to visit Lebanon

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Maaaannn, that fish w the salsa and nuts looked sooooo good. I’d love to try it sometime. 🤤

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The way the "kibbeh" looks reminds me of the Icli Köfte which is similar but the outside is just the Bulgur crust while inside it got the ground beef / lamb mixture.

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We do have that in Lebanon and I think the Turkish/Lebanese culture got integrated over the 400 years of the Ottoman rule.

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That would make sense. I was like... Wait a minute that looks kinda familiar. But never knew the Lebanons version is actually a Fish Version of the Icli Köfte we have with the Turkish Cuisine. Still looks Yummy tho. @@LA001-n1s

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In Haiti we have our version of kibbeh because the Lebanese came to Haiti along with Russians, Indians and other migrants. Our food is mixed and richly diverse.

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Awesome, as always.

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That seaside plant chopped finely with a dash of lemon sprinkled on raw oysters is divine.

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Suny you and your team are good... Location video script and everything... Just keep it up Man

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They kibbeh with tuna looked amazing! My mothers stepfather was Lebanese, I called him Gitto. I grew up eating Lebanese food, wonderful meals with family all around :)

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jeddo :)

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@@ddd-gd6gv I also called him Giddo actually, not Gitto and that stuck all of these years :)

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Lebanon sure has a lot to offer. That fish could cut my throat if it wants to. I wouldn't complain at all.

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- I never expected you to go there. It looks pretty there!

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19:22 "People who wake up early seems though, until you ask them what time they go to bed" 🤣🤣😭

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16:33 Maggie’s an artist

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9:50 adding some habanero or Tapatio sauce would be Fire!!😂

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I love this video!!!!!!!!!! You should do a tour in Ecuador too, right by Peru with the beautiful Andes mountain too

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Never have your friendly adventures meant this much, my friend.

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Okay that old fishermen looks like he is out of an anime or something XD

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I feel like Iam in Lebanon .. He takes us to that place ❤❤

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Beautiful country and very humble and generous people.

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Another interesting international episode 🤔 Traveling is such a wonderful way to get to know other people's culture. I enjoy it myself 🤔

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Hilarious. He literally said ‘Deez Nuts’ every single time 😂 Your the best man!

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9:08 those tuna meatballs resemble more amphora in shape 🤣 (for the uninitiated, amphora was used to transport oil, wine, other liquids in ancient times throughout the Mediterranean)

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Great looking food. Guy really never where's a shirt? Respect ❤

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That mullet dish looked fantastic! People think I'm crazy but here in the States, Florida fried mullet with hush puppies and cheese grits, is one of my favorite dishes. Sometimes, I just want to eat fish that tastes fishy. 😂

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Sea food should taste like sea food💯

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Yo sunny, amazing Job you're doing, I'd love to see you cook a dish/dishes while answering questions about you, your team and some of the hurdles you go through to make these videos, like if you've been scammed before and the have your wife or your team judge the food

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Another amazing video in Lebanon!

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Sonny and his channels are some of the very best food shows to watch because he actually engages the people, culture behind the food and how the locals eat. Only disappointment is his disdain for cucumbers.... lol.

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Gramps a badass.. gives out that master roshi vibe

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Great video always wanted to visit, maybe ocean clean-up needs to go to that area to help clean up pollution but sadly it doesn't stop people with money/power doing what they want.

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I always use hands when eating meat,Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia

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11:45 "deez nutz have a great crunch"

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Thank you for showing Lebanese culture !!:)

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Maguey was a delight ❤ I would feel honored to sit at her table

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11:45 yup what he said

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19:56 I did notice that through this and the previous Lebanon episode that Sonny keeps wearing a puffer jacket while everyone else is in a tee shirt or thin button up. I can't tell if it's hot or cold there 😂

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Beautiful place and beautiful people

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The rug u guys didn't like looks like it suppose to be near the front door. Like it says hello when they come in and when they leave, it says see ya. That's why it has the slip resistant on the bottom. I didnt think it was an outside rug. But yeah, the picture within in the rug looks cheap. It's like they took a pic of whatever the background is and then put it on that material.

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Welcome to Lebanon!!😍🇱🇧

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They have amazing cuisine 👏👏👏

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Wonderful views learned the culture enjoyed the food...thumbs up

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God bless that shirtless old fisherman. I won’t be surprised if he lived over 100 years.

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I love the lebanese people ❤

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I live in Turkey. I realized that we have the same sea and the same culture as Lebanon. thanks dude

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I need that seaweed for my girlfried too.