Arayes

55 AED Meals

Grill Arabic bread stuffed with mince meat Served with grill tomato and onion And French fries.

Ingredients

Finely minced premium beef and lamb blend, fresh parsley, diced onions, seven spices, pine nuts, stuffed inside crispy pita bread and grilled until golden. A Lebanese street food favorite elevated to restaurant quality.

Origin

Beirut's bustling streets and the coastal cities of Lebanon (Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre) in the early 1900s. What began as resourceful home cooking in working-class neighborhoods of Beirut has spread throughout Lebanon and become a staple of Lebanese street food culture, now enjoyed from Dubai to Detroit.

History of the Dish

Born in the bustling streets of Beirut in the early 1900s, arayes was created by resourceful Lebanese home cooks who stuffed leftover kafta (spiced ground meat) into pita bread and grilled it to perfection. The name "arayes" means "brides" in Arabic, possibly referring to how the crispy pita "wraps" the filling like a bride in her wedding dress. What started as a simple way to use leftovers has become a Lebanese street food icon, now served in restaurants from Beirut to Dubai.

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