Abdul Rahman Hallab

Dessert

A ball of baked bread is delivered to your table. White with brown toasted areas, this ball is filled with a complete meal. A mix of rice, colored with saffron, green and red sweet peppers cut into small cubes, cooked minced meat and crunchy fried almonds. This plate reminds me of the Italian Calzone Pizza, prepared the Lebanese way. Cut it in half to reduce its heat, then start appreciating every ingredient: Cooked rice with saffron, an envelope of baked dough! It is not chewy and not crunchy, but adequately cooked with a perfect consistency. Crunchy almonds, cooked meat, green and red peppers.

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