A View From Abroad: 7 Ways Lebanon is a Step Ahead of U.S. on Food Trends Recipe

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Greetings from Lebanon.

I’m here on vacation with my family. It’s been three years since we’ve made the trip. We’re having a great time with my husband’s family — visiting the sites and eating tremendous food everywhere we go.

One thing that struck me during this year’s visit was how certain food trends in the U.S. are just a part of life here. You think savory yogurt is big right now? Well that’s how they’ve been eating lebneh in Lebanon for years. It’s almost always combined with olives, mint and other savory ingredients than anything sweet.

You know how cauliflower is currently upstaging kale as the “it” vegetable? Well, cauliflower has been a mainstay on Lebanese tables for many, many years — often fried until…

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