20 Foods We Loved At Lebanese Kids’ Birthday Parties
There are some classic food options we always had at birthday parties, and they were honestly the only reason we ever went. Here’s what was on the menu at every Lebanese birthday party that we’re currently craving, to be honest.
1. Tabbouleh
Most probably the only vegan dish to make it to the table, but it’s a fan favourite and an all time classic.
2. Pasta Salad
For those who hate tabbouleh – and even those who put BOTH on their plates and complained that zoum el tabbouleh mixed with the mayo…gross.
3. Animal Shaped Nuggets
Ah yes, for our fancy kids who just can’t eat anything unless it’s shaped like a farm animal.
4. Tuna sandwiches
*Food poisoning has entered the chat*
5. Mini Manakish
The zaatar ones were always the first to go.
6. Fatayer b Sbenekh
In case the manakish variety isn’t enough.
7. Cheese rolls
The crunch…IMMACULATE.
8. Mini pizzas
And for some reason, they just don’t taste like normal sized pizzas.
9. Hot Dog Rolls
We can already see kids squirting the entire ketchup bottle on their plates and getting it all over their birthday fits.
10. Pain Au Lait sandwiches
Labneh and cucumber – name a better duo. We’ll wait.
11. Gâteau à la pâte d’amande
It was either Spiderman or a Disney princess on those cakes and they definitely gave all the kids a sugar rush.
12. Jello Cups
This is what we considered the afterparty.
13. Whatever candy was in those Piñatas
That will teach Dora to ask us the same question 3 times.
14. Juice
The ultimate battle: Macaw VS. Tropicana
15. Mini burgers
We always ended up choking for trying to eat the whole thing in one bite.
16. Kebbeh
Yeah…no one liked those.
17. All things Gandour
We never forgot to grab all the Unica and Dabké that we could get our tiny hands on before we left.
18. Bonjus
The fact that they’re shaped like triangles makes them that much more refreshing.
19. Custard with a biscuit at the bottom
ELITE birthday party dessert. Biting into the soft biscuit after a spoonful of custard? Delicious.
