Lebanese cuisine, a flagship of the Mediterranean diet, has become synonymous with a healthy lifestyle.

Lebanese cuisine is made of fresh ingredients, herbs, spices, sumac, zaatar, tahini, fresh lemon, garlic, and olive oil. It is light, flavorful, delicious, and popular among gourmets across the globe. Each and every dish requires a specific and time-consuming cooking process: The grape leaves have to be rolled one by one, the kibbeh balls have to be hollowed out and stuffed, the chickpeas have to be soaked overnight and peeled to make the hummus, the shawarma meats have to be marinated overnight, too.

Although it is labor-intensive to prepare, there are no shortcuts!