After experiencing the luxury of the hotel and the chaotic streets, I decided it was time to visit my aunt and her family, who live in an apartment complex within the city of Beirut. Unfortunately just hours after I arrived we had to evacuate to the family home in the mountains. This is sometimes a typical day due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. That particular day Hezbollah had launched an air attack into Israel. As the sirens alarmed, we were expecting a response, which did happen not to our surprise. This make it difficult for Lebanon to keep rebuilding after the civil war because there continues to be destruction and casualties.
Since these attacks were so normal to my family by now, they went on with there daily lives cooking while the little ones watched cartoons, if we were lucky enough to have power that hour. The power continued to go on for an hour, then off for an hour, and so on. It was a nice escape to go back to Lebanese roots, the women cooking traditional food over a fire. My grandmother and aunt had spent hours making various dishes such as tabouleh, manakish, grape leaves, hummus, labneh, and falafel. Of course I can't forget the traditional Lebanese chicken kebabs made with garlic and lemon, dipped in tahini.
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| chicken |
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| grapes leaves, falafel, labneh, hummus |
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| tabouleh |
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| manaksih |
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