THIS Could be the Best Cuisine in the World (Lebanese Food in Beirut)

[@MattandJulia]

Have you ever tried Lebanese Cuisine? 😍🇱🇧 What is your favourite dish? ❤️

[@grateful7912]

Some of the best food on the planet! Thanks God 🙏🏼🌸🕊

[@MattandJulia]

Couldn’t agree more! Soo good 😍🇱🇧❤️

[@grateful7912]

@@MattandJulia 😊 Yah bless you both 💖✨💕

[@MattandJulia]

You too 🥰❤️🙏🏼

[@janellek21]

Knafeh! 🤤

[@-ACE.]

Saw the video a year late! As a Lebanese living in the US I can't explain how much I miss Lebanon. Your video was a good reminder of what I'm missing and hopefully I'll go visit there soon.

[@YoussefHamade]

I'm in the same boat wallah. I don't know whether to smile or cry watching videos like these. I miss that stupid mess of a country so much.

[@sample.text.]

16:26 You guys get it. You see why people genuinely fall in love with this place. There is a magic to Lebanon that is very hard to replicate.

[@raymollyraymolly722]

The Lebanese mountains are beautiful, especially the hiking through Qadisha Valley, it’s an amazing experience and I will come back to Lebanon to go to see the majestic Ceadrs of Lebanon ❤

[@cynthiantar]

I also highly recommend exploring Lebanon's mountains and villages (like Ehden). The landscapes are stunning, and the experience of hiking or simply enjoying the picturesque views is truly unforgettable. I suggest going with a local from Lebanon who can introduce you to the typical and delicious food that the region has to offer. 😍😍

[@sergeel-mir1795]

Congrat!!! you now know our cuisine :) enjoy our amazing dishes and culture 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧

[@JoeZn-vz3dg]

Hello Im Lebanese and living in lebanon ...a small tip ..you drink the coffee when you finish lunch and dessert ...trust me it tastes so much different ❤️👑👌🏻

[@JosetteThompson]

Hi Julia and Matt, so happy that’s you enjoyed your Lebanese meal, and I dont blame you one bit ! It’s one of my favorite cuisine in the Mediterranean area. I always have sumac (my personal favorite) and zatar in my spice cabinet and also some pomegranate molasses in the larder. I am so envious of all the goodies that you have on your table. Here in the States it is now easy to find all the ingredients necessary to make some Lebanese or Turkish cooking, without going to a special ethnic shop, but going to the specialist middle Eastern shop is really easy and you got everything under one roof. I hope that you enjoy yourselves as Lebanon is an amazing place. Looking forward to further videos! Best wishes and A bientôt JosAz

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Jos! Really appreciate your comment 🥰 Can’t wait to share more 🙏🏼❤️

[@24smiler]

Love your content, keep up the good work and thank you for bringing the viewers along for the ride.

[@MattandJulia]

So happy to have you along with us Gav! 🥰🙌🏼❤️

[@Nighthawk2211]

Great to have two people I trust confirming my view on Lebanon. Cannot wait to go there!

[@lynnmatta7209]

Thank u for showing everyone why Lebanon is special. I'm glad u guys enjoyed ur vacation ❤❤

[@nelsonvalencia7889]

The Lebanese Mountains are beautiful, especially the hiking through Qadisha Valley. It’s an amazing experience and I will come back to Lebanon to go to see the majestic Ceadrs of Lebanon. 🤓🌏

[@andreamiller6200]

I am breathless at the splendor of this table. It makes me want to take my fork, knife and spoon and plunge them straight into the screen - I cannot thank you both enough for pausing to take turns to share this splendor with us and I hope you felt just great finishing this meal. The last time I had Lebanese food was in Toronto in October 2019 and you have brought it all back to me in triple-strength. There is a little Syrian restaurant in Tucson that gets about as close as they can but no one does mezze like the Middle East and I am longing to return, and return hungry. Bless you for what you offer to us 😘

[@davidcockayne4502]

Matt and Julia are such natural presenters. First class work. Julia has a striking beauty.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much David! Really appreciate it!! 🥰❤️

[@thenanlife1141]

They certainly are ❤

[@michaelscottcutler3627]

This is one of the BEST food videos I've ever seen! WOW !!! Keep showing us this delicious content, Matt & Julia!

[@sammmmmxd]

Glad to see you folks back and posting again! Absolutely love the food videos and how you try to really describe the food well, as if we were there with you. Safe travels!

[@tonygold1661]

Describing the food was the first time I have noticed Julia's slight estuary English twang. A great video, very interesting place and food. I could almost taste some of the dishes. Two real foodies.

[@BsharaShammas]

Nice video, hope you guys come back to Lebanon for more adventures in the future, try reaching out to the mountains, there is a lot of hidden gems and nice villages waiting to be discovered., with cuisines and amazing local fresh ingredients and tastes.

[@Linda_W.]

Wow! Guys! Everything looks wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing so much of this wonderful food with us! It looked like at one point you were upset. I hope nothing bad happened. I love you two so much. I've watched so many of your videos, I feel I know you personally. I know that sounds crazy, but I know that happens on KZbin. It looked like you did finally enjoy the wonderful meal, though, which made me very happy. Just from watching, I think the salad, the rolls and the humus would be my favorite. ❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Hello Matt and Julia, Hope you are doing well . Yes, Lebanese Food is one of our favorite foods Harriet and I have been to Beirut. Three of our favorite dishes include Baba Ghanouj, Sfeeha and Falafel with Shawarma. Delicious Dishes ! Great Video Guys🥰 I wish we had Smell-o-Vision . Sending you much love Dear Friends ❤❤❤ Harriet, Jim and Yuki from Richmond, Va.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much guys! Really appreciate it! Ohh yes, we adoreee Baba Ghanoush too 😍 Can’t wait for both smell & taste-o-vision to become a thing! Dangerous though 😀❤️

[@annabelv.2400]

I loooove Lebanese cuisine. I think it's one of the most underrated. I go sometimes to a Lebanese restaurant here and like to order their "Lebanese mezze" which looks very much like what you had. I particularly love the Lebne, which I find similar to Indian Raita. And Julia, you are right, olive oil is life and the very main component behind mediterranean cuisine which rather recently made it popular as a "healthy cuisine"

[@COCKTALII]

What is mezze

[@annabelv.2400]

@@COCKTALII It is a way of eating or rather a way of life, very mediterranean 🙂: Lots of different small portionned dishes instead of a one big plate with just a one meal in it

[@COCKTALII]

@Annabel V. did i tell that im syrian and didn't know anything about it

[@annabelv.2400]

@@COCKTALII It is named differently in different countries, but the concept remains the same. I think the name "mezze" is mostly used from south eastern Europe/Turkyie.

[@rossbarlow6355]

Lost for words......that was so interesting, so amazingly colourful and so fun.......you captured everything eating should be. Well done. Ross xx

[@richkroberts]

Hi Matt and Julia, I live in Michigan near Dearborn. There is a large Lebanese community and therefore many outstanding middle eastern restaurants nearby. My favorite dishes are lamb and hummus and also fried kibbeh. I’m glad you enjoyed your stay in Lebanon and the food so much.

[@freepagan]

The ME isn't homogenous. Lebanese food is Mediterranean. Please learn to discriminate (in a good way).

[@johnbellamy3406]

A funny story for you two. I am English like Matt and I used to work together with a lady from Glasgow, Scotland. We worked together in Stockholm in an international secretariat working with people from places all over the world. On occasions we would travel to exotic places with our international colleagues for meetings and at meal times in exotic restaurants her and I would seek eye contact with each other over a crowded dining area that had just been served it's 'foreign meal' and mouth to one another "where's me chips!?". That meal you have there looks amazing. I am totally envious of you both. It's probably better without chips, but I'm making myself feel less envious by asking as I watch "yes, but where are the chips?" LOL

[@krastycz1810]

Hi, I missed you guys! I haven't seen a post from you in awhile. Thanks for sharing!

[@viagenseoutrascoisas2235]

Thanks for sharing ❤️

[@sunshinemyson]

You guys really know how to describe different foods. Feel like I can taste what you are eating. Seems like it is healthy too.

[@nelsonvalencia7889]

Hi!!! Julia and Matt, I'm so happy that you enjoyed your Lebanese meal, and I don't blame you one bit!!! It’s one of my favorite cuisine in the Mediterranean area. I always have Sumac (my personal favorite) and Zatar in my spice cabinet and also some pomegranate molasses in the larder. I am so envious of all the goodies that you have on your table. Here in the States, it is now easy to find all the ingredients necessary to make some Lebanese or Turkish cooking, without going to a special ethnic shop, but going to the specialist middle Eastern shop is really easy and you got everything under one roof. I hope that you enjoy yourselves as Lebanon is an amazing place. Looking forward to further videos! Best wishes by Nelson V. from the Philippines. 😍🌏

[@LebanonNow]

Thank you for this nice video of Lebanon

[@christianlibertarian5488]

This was just cruel. The presentation was gorgeous, your descriptions were mouth watering, the video was exquisite, and I am sitting here in Minnesota eating McDonald's. Oh, my!

[@nelsonvalencia7889]

This is one of the Best food videos I've ever seen. Wow!!! Keep showing us this delicious content, Matt and Julia. 😍🇵🇭

[@thejudge1445]

Thanks!

[@dmesm]

Love to Lebanon from Syria! You should go to Syria next.

[@lindauhrig1513]

That table of food looks so DELICIOUS!!!

[@mki1104]

it is the best !! thanks for showing our beautiful country

[@V1N_574]

I love you both so much, yur cinematography, teh precense in fron of the camera, the experiences have grown so much. So proud and happy for you both!!!! also I just eat but I'm pretty sure I'll be hungry again soon haha.

[@Hynez]

My husband and I love Lebanese food; my absolute favorite dish is Tabouli. I also love beef Kibbeh.

[@joagate3259]

Always smile as Julia trots of ahead of Matt. Great as always. Jo

[@yvonnebirch6026]

Julia I just love to see you eat ! I can almost taste it. Now I saw Matt film you, who filmed Matt while he had the camera on your plate ?? Great episode ! Thank you ! 🙏💕🌷

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Yvonne! Really appreciate it 🥰❤️ We always film each other, so I hold the camera when Matt eats and vice versa ❤️❤️❤️

[@HusseinKefel]

Hi Matt and Julia, thank you for sharing this nice video of my beloved country Lebanon, I just wish I was there with you guys to take you on a tour around Lebanon. Enjoy your stay and please visit again

[@freepagan]

Thank you so much for this video. My background is Lebanese. We're not Arabs, but we are Levantine. Mediterranean people. And our cuisine is one of the best. I hope you enjoyed your stay. You guys are very polite and well spoken, very cultured. Thank you again, I have subscribed.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! Welcome to the channel ❤️🇱🇧

[@mikazukiml3531]

​@@MattandJuliawe are Arabs but some think we're Phoenicians lol but don't listen to them cuz our DNA tests are Arab genes and we're proud Arabs

[@mikazukiml3531]

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[@freepagan]

@@mikazukiml3531 A7dr haydl video. Wa mtit2sr zyadi. "The Genetic Origins of the Lebanese."

[@freepagan]

Some people like to argue about this from a political standpoint. But ancestrally, we come from the Canaanites and Caucasian populations. (The Phoenicians, broadly speaking). This is something we also knew, but every genetic study confirms this now. And We're proud of it. This is how the majority of us feel, we're proud of our history.

[@carlduplessis31]

Lebanon , not only has good food . It produces excellent wine . You must also visit the temple of Bacchus( how appropriate) at Baalbek .

[@AK-bi7vq]

OMG Baalbeck should not be missed by any visitor to Lebanon I was there seven months ago and I still can’t get over the amazing experience I want to mention though you need a very good guide to give you the complete history

[@ayubtube5513]

my dad had me eating it growing up his dad was a lebanese from mexico and then my great grandfather was from southern lebanon marjayoun, lived the last 40 years of his life in mexico city having arabic coffee, kibbe arak and shisha

[@marykunes6050]

Almost I could taste it? Thanks for sharing!

[@MattandJulia]

So glad you enjoyed it!! ❤️

[@janellek21]

I love Lebanese cuisine. There are a few Lebanese places in Liverpool, and the best Lebanese I've had was at this place in Los Angeles.

[@MattandJulia]

Ohhh how interesting! 🤤Would absolutely love to try it in LA to compare for sure 😍❤️

[@janellek21]

@@MattandJulia Probably much cheaper in Beirut 😆 I'd love to go to Beirut, but I have Israeli visa stamps on my passport so I can't get into Lebanon.

[@andreamiller6200]

@janellek21 What is the name of the best Lebanese in Los Angeles - that is only 10 hours from Tucson ;-)

[@janellek21]

@@andreamiller6200 I don't remember the name. It was near the UCLA campus, next to a petrol station and across the street from a Lebanese bakery owned by the same family.

[@maddys3955]

Hey guys great video! Love watching the different food y’all eat! I’m also very interested in the coffees and teas y’all try.

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much Maddy 🥰❤️

[@Parawingdelta2]

I don't think I've had Lebanese food despite living in the Mediterranean for several years in the sixties. I use to love going out to different restaurants when I was younger but living north of Brisbane in Australia and with very limited options, I've sort of got out of the habit now. Looks fantastic. Always love your channel.

[@GOINGCRAZYINTHEKITCHEN]

To be with you on your travelling is always amazing. I love the Middle East. Would happily go there again. I saw your episode on Syria before this. Beautiful. What a country. Let´s hope it recuperates from the war with time. I have many Syrian friends because of the war, and refugees came here to Sweden (haven´t been there though). I also love the Arabic architechture and as you the food. My favourite dessert is kunafah. I can also make it myself. Kunafah de Nablus ( westbank city)

[@mikeadamson6696]

When I worked as expat in ME , my favourite salady dishes were Zatar, Talouby and Babaganuch . So much so my wife makes in for us

[@LaylaG11]

Thanks

[@mynameispaul0530]

I was so lucky growing up with the best Lebanese Grandmother cook in the world. OMG that food is so good.

[@MattandJulia]

Oh wow! Can’t imagine how incredible it must have been 😍😋

[@krystalwells7086]

I love Lebanese food!!! Fattoush is one of my favorite salads!

[@raymollyraymolly722]

One of the secrets of Lebanese cuisine is the extra virgin Lebanese olive oil.

[@sallysampson628]

Guys!! That food looks bloody delicious and I want some! Right up my street! You’re both brilliant at describing the food especially as you travel throughout the world!!! 😳😃🥰🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️

[@MezyanHamra]

Was So happy to see you ❤❤ Thank you so much for your feedback and the amazing video. See you soon guys ❤❤

[@nelsonvalencia7889]

Hi!!! Matt and Julia, I hope you are doing well. Yes, Lebanese Food is one of our favorite foods. Three of our favorite dishes include Baba Ghanouj, Sfeeha and Falafel with Shawarma. Delicious Dishes!!! Great Video Guys!!! I wish we had Smell-o-Vision . Sending you much love Dear Friends, Nelson Valencia from the Philippines!!! 😍🌏

[@imqsqs]

The coffee is supposed to be a palate cleanser, either after food, or with a dessert to balance out the sweetness inbetween sugary bites, it just makes you enjoy desserts more 😊

[@yb8080]

I have been to Beirut many years ago, love the vibe, the people and the food especially the food! May I ask how much the bill was for your wonderful mezze?

[@mikazukiml3531]

Lebanon now is somewhat expensive it may cost around 300 400$

[@davekrupa9661]

I have just started following you had a great crash course on really getting the upside of the places you travel and that food order 😮knocked it out of the park Dave from Canada 🇨🇦

[@MickB3k]

I just finished dinner when I watched your video and you got hungry AGAIN while you guys ate! 🤣 Thought of a question: are there any a souvenirs you collect from all the places you've been? Keychains, postcards, tiny pebbles etc. My hubs and I stick to postcards bc they are easy to pack. Thanks for the video and safe travels!

[@nicholasstokes8330]

I'm salivating here watching and listening to you enjoying that great cuisine

[@arthurblundell6128]

Looks great -- hope you can squeeze thru the plane door when you leave !! Great video !!

[@MattandJulia]

Hahaha, we really hope so too! 😂❤️

[@freedomzvision]

Miss that food.... Amazing and incredible.

[@rula656]

Musakhan is one of the Palestinean national dishes, but countries in the levant area have adopted and adapted it..Happy you have enjoyed Lebanon.

[@Malaka-r9p]

Wonderful thanks 🙏 for your travels. As a Lebanese from the west i quite enjoy fry ups and particularly black pudding with tabouli & hummus and everything 😁🍻

[@michaels3474]

I think Julia had gotten food drunk way before the gin came!!! I am not a gin fan but I would love to try everything to be had there. Atlanta, GA is a diverse city. I am going to see if I can find some of those dishes here for starters. Everything just looks so good!!! Thank you for the tour and can't wait to see more...

[@nabbas1302]

I love your videos and travels and passion I aswell love ancient Syria just subscribed to your chanel .. I wish u delved deeper into lebanese food this resturant you were recommended in hamra with the generator noise ..was a bad choice the food was not typical Lebanese ..and the muhamara is actually puréed walnuts and other nuts grinded with olive oil and capsicums peppers some sweet some chili

[@maxplanck9055]

Fun to see julia after trying the local gin, the food looked great,did Julia try to marry the waiter afterwards? A nice couple fun to watch in Lebanon, have you thought of Svalbard island next?✌️♥️🇬🇧

[@daliagrace9050]

You guys made me feel hungry😋😋😋

[@KatMac5]

Thank you for the feast! Lovely!

[@leilagomulka5690]

I love your podcasts so much. 🌹

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much ❤️🙏🏼

[@RaniaKaram]

That is one very cool video about Lebanese food 🙂❤. I've never seen a video like it. I had to go and cook some frozen kibbeh and chips and eat them while watching again. Not that they would compare to this feast. And some Gin and Basil too! Sahtein you guys

[@Lesley4634]

It most definitely is! Enjoy! Sahtein

[@bobbysocks7152]

The food looks amazing.

[@Lesley4634]

I hope you make it to Byblos. It’s beautiful. My favorite place in Lebanon.

[@mudarsaid9733]

Hi ... I always enjoy watching European trying our meals 😂, just want to mention Mohamara is vegan dish, it is basically a breadcrumbs ( toast) , walnut,( paprika, tomato and sesame paste) pomegranates molasses. All in food processor Then add Olive oil, salt and cumin. And enjoy..the flavors 😅

[@robertlalor8090]

So tasty, so lovely, so funny. Thanks for sharing

[@MattandJulia]

So glad you enjoyed it!! 🥰❤️

[@m.c.fromnyc2187]

Nice video! Please note that mixing the Fattoush salad makes the fried pita bread soggy. That’s why it comes on top of the salad.

[@nastenkaoo]

natural and interesting video as always. Where are you on last weeks?

[@JM-vh7oc]

Good vlog. Julia - so curious as to how you have an almost perfect english accent. Other Russian vloggers have a distinct accent when speaking in English - but you don't. How did you accomplish that?

[@johnburke5384]

Lovely lovely video, thank you Xx

[@LaylaG11]

My favourite food you guys are awesome thanks

[@jaygemayel2665]

My Lebanon ❤

[@NigelOrmsvik]

The food looked amazing, so much variety rather like an Indian spread, and obviously just as delicious, btw was the coffee as bad as Costa ? 🤔🤗❤️❤️

[@MattandJulia]

For sure! 🥰❤️ And no, to be fair, Costa still, and always will lose 😀❤️

[@NadiaDearForever]

Loooove Lebanese cuisine, absolutely delicious! God, suddenly I am famished!

[@MattandJulia]

Sorry for making you hungry!! Hope you find some tasty Lebanese food to nibble on 😀❤️

[@NadiaDearForever]

@@MattandJulia Not this evening) Enjoy the food!

[@MattandJulia]

❤️❤️❤️

[@NadiaDearForever]

Maybe you get to see dabke dance and share it with us, I love to watch people dance it!

[@nelsonvalencia7889]

Lebanon 🇱🇧, not only has good foods. It produces excellent Wines. You must also visit the Temple of Bacchus (how appropriate) at Baalbek. 😍🇵🇭

[@الجوريالوردةالدمشقية]

It's not fair to say this is Lebanese cuisine because this is not only Lebanese cuisine , this is levantine or middle east cuisine many of these dishes belong to Syria or Türkiye or to another middle eastern countries .thanks for your video.

[@28Justchecking]

Well it's fair Because the Lebanese way is different Italy , Greece Turkey the Levant Balkan Amrenian we have similar food But each add their own tweaks that makes it different Already Fatooush and Tabouleh are Lebanese even in the culinary school in Syria they teach u it's Lebanese Lebaneh also started in Lebanon with Labneh balls Now if we talk mohamara All levent and turkey they do it it's not the same way So when I want a shawarma a Lebanese don't bring me a Turkish shawarma or I will shove it in your mouth deep. It's not the same So pple stop being stop and accept the fact that each has their own tweak. U know that grapes leave in Lebanon we have literally 20 ways to do the meat one without counting the veg. So yeah Lebanese elevated the food same as Syrians . U can't compare our food to the rest of mediteranean food

[@rupertbare2023]

OMG. I could devour absolutely everything on the table ... with great gusto! And that's rare for a picky eater like moi! I wonder how you found this Beirut restaurant. Did you have a personal recommendation? How about your menu choices? Recommended? Or just old favourites? Cheers, Rupert.

[@suzannecollie7632]

i love your videos and lebanese food is the best in the world

[@MattandJulia]

Thank you so much! ❤️🥰

[@gooddays5438]

The best couple travellers

[@MohammadAliji]

Delicious Vlog 😋😋😋

[@MattandJulia]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Revbone450]

Lebanese food is killer, the two places I've been to in California were amazing.

[@sisterslife4061]

Have you try the taboulet it's like a salad or kebab it's sooooo good

[@markallen8434]

I can see gourmands hopping on jets to Beirut.✈️

[@MattandJulia]

They all definitely need to 😀😋

[@GOINGCRAZYINTHEKITCHEN]

What was the gin mixed with? Basil... but some more liquid? Soooo interesting episod. Thanx.

[@tpjverhoevenphotography]

Nice!! Damn, I love this haha. Lebanon is kinda cool, hae? Have fun! Miss you both

[@MattandJulia]

For sure man, veeerry cool! Miss you too, loving the Syria videos!! 😍❤️

[@thenanlife1141]

Beautiful couple ❤❤❤ and such interesting and informative vloggs xxx

[@daliagrace9050]

You guys are adorbs🥰

[@louisedurrant1804]

❤ you two..Fabby vlog thank you for sharing…I just want to travel with you..have a good weekend..Louise xxx

[@adaam945]

Lebanon is my homeland