Discovering New Cuisines with Bitfood

Discovering New Cuisines with Bitfood

You knew that you could order and deliver deliciousness from the Bitfood app with just a few simple clicks. But did you ever think you could become an expert on the international cuisine afforded by the Lebanese food and beverage scene?

While we wax poetic, bust out your smartphone, launch the Bitfood app, and hop on to this magic carpet for a ride around the world. We’re going to show you a snippet of the unique ethnic restaurants Beirut plays host to, and it’s all thanks to Bitfood that you’ll be in the know. Let’s go!

Directions: From the launch page of the app, click on the empty Search field. You’ll be redirected to a page where the entire range of international cuisine appears. Scroll horizontally to find Lebanese, Italian, American, International, Japanese, Chinese, Mediterranean, Armenian, Greek…shall we keep going? How about Turkish, Indian, Moroccan, French, Mexican, and Spanish? There’s also Iranian, Thai, Vietnamese, Canadian, Cuban, Belgian, South American, Ethiopian, Egyptian, Syrian, Gulf, Sri Lankan, and Russian, not to mention Hawaiian, Brazilian and Peruvian.

Is your head spinning yet? Let’s dive into a few of the options featured in these 30+ cuisine types available to you.

• Turkish. Why jet set to the Eurasian country when you’ve got its delicacies housed within our Mediterranean borders? In Hamra, KB Doner does it all, from beef to chicken and even veggie wraps in either doner or durum format. Perhaps you fancy traditional Turkish sweets? Your destination is Mado, home of the classical kesme ice cream “dondurma” as well as crunchy, hot cheese Burma kadayif and honey borek.

• Indian. Have you ever tried naan, that supple, leavened, oven-baked flatbread popular on the Indian subcontinent? Make a beeline for Reservoir Beirut in Ramlet Baida, which proposes fare like Aloo Gobi and Dal Makhani lapped up efficiently with naan. The former unites potato and cauliflower in a classic curry sauce, while the latter is a Punjabi specialty muddling black lentils, red kidney beans, butter, cream and coriander. Save room for Gulab Jamun, the South Asian answer to a donut!

• Moroccan. What does the word “tagine” mean to you? Most Lebanese will readily conjure up images of a tahini-based cold mezza dish sometimes caching chunks of baked white fish. But to Moroccans, tagine refers to a dish slow-cooked in earthenware pot resembling a cone. Mezyan in Hamra brings us a taste of tagine through its conventional oven-roasted lemon chicken with citrus confit and green olives, in addition to “barkouk,” or lamb garnished with prunes and almonds. There’s couscous, too, derived from durum wheat semolina.

• Vietnamese. Traditional Vietnamese cooking is admired for its fresh ingredients, minimal use of dairy and oil, complementary textures, and heavy incorporation of herbs and vegetables. With the balance between fresh herbs and meats and a selective use of spices to reach a fine taste, Vietnamese food is considered one of the healthiest cuisines worldwide! Le Hanoi in Sofil transports this Southeast Asian goodness to our Mediterranean shores, dishing up items like Beef Red Curry, Seafood Spring Rolls wrapped in rice paper, and Vietnamese Summer Rolls.  

What are you waiting for? Travel the world with Bitfood!

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Contributed by Danielle Issa.