How to pronounce Lebanese wine

Lebanese wine is written نبيذ لبناني where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /nabiːð lubˈnaːni/. In plain English letters that is nah-BEETH loob-NAH-nee, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Lebanese wine?

Lebanese wine is a drink of Lebanon. Where it comes from: Beqaa. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner and on festive days. Its main ingredients are vegetables. It tastes rich.

Where Lebanese wine comes from

Lebanese wine is one of 13 signature dishes of Lebanon on this map. See all dishes from Beqaa.

• Tabbouleh تبولة · Main dish · Mount Lebanon

  In Lebanon tabbouleh is a salad of parsley, not of grain.

• Sfiha baalbakiyeh صفيحة بعلبكية · Bread & pastry · Baalbek-Hermel

  Sfiha is a flatbread baked with a topping of minced meat, often a mix of mutton and veal, flavoured with onions, tomatoes, pine nuts and spices.

• Kibbeh كبة · Main dish · Levant

  Kibbeh is lean meat, usually lamb, pounded in a stone mortar with fine bulgur and onion into a smooth paste.

• Manakish مناقيش · Bread & pastry · Beirut

  Manakish are flatbreads topped and baked, the Lebanese breakfast.

• Sayadieh صيادية · Rice dish · South Lebanon (Sidon)

  Sayadieh, "the fisherman's dish", is seasoned fish served on rice cooked with cumin and other spices and plenty of fried onions.

• Makhlouta مخلوطة · Main dish · Mount Lebanon (Baskinta)

  Makhlouta, "the mixture", is a Lebanese stew of many kinds of pulses and grains cooked together.

Food of Lebanon

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