For all practical purposes, there is no difference between Lebanese and Syrian cuisine. There are important differences is Christian and Moslem dishes, however. At this point, most of the recipes are listed as Syrian and are prepared in Christian households. If you have traditional Moslem dishes specific to Lebanon / Syria please drop me a note to have them included here.

Appetizers - Ingredients - Meat Dish - Side Dish - Soup/Stew

Appetizers

1. Batinjan Imfasakh (Eggplant with Laban)
2. Kilwat Ghanum Ma'a Joban (Sheep Kidney Toast)
3. Laban Dahareej (Yogurt Balls)
4. Lahum Nee (Raw Beef)
5. Shunkleesh (Cottage Cheese Balls)

Bread & Rolls

1. Awam (Spoon Doughnuts)

Ingredients

1. Joban (Syrian Cheese)
2. Laban (Yogurt)
3. Marqeh Il Samin (Drawn Butter Sauce)
4. Samin Imfakis (Rendered Butter)

Meat Dish

1. Arnabee Miklee (Fried Rabbit)
2. But Ma'a Marqeh (Duck with Wine Sauce)
3. Faketh Lahum Ghanum (Roast Leg of Lamb)
4. Ghanum Mihshee (Lamb Breast)
5. Ghanum Ma'a Fotir (Lamb & Mushrooms)
6. Ghanum Ma'a Lubee (Lamb Chili)
7. Ghanum Ma'a Nbeeth (Lamb Chops in Wine Sauce)
8. Gumee (Lamb Tripe)
9. Habesh (Turkey)
10. Jaf Il Arth (Roast Pheasant)
11. Jaj Ma'a Limoon Wa Zahter (Marinated Broiled Chicken)
12. Jaj Mihshee Ma'a Hashwa Roz (Roast Chicken with Rice-Walnut Stuffing)
13. Jaj Mishwee (Roast Chicken)
14. Kafta Snoober (Lamb Burgers with Pine Nuts)
15. Kasabee Imhamatha (Lamb Liver)
16. Lahmee Bil Saneeyee (Lamb Baked with Potatoes)
17. Lahum Mishwee (Lamb on Skewers)
18. Mow-A-Seer (Lamb Burgers)
19. Shisk Kebab (Lamb on Skewers)
20. Wuz (Roast Goose)
21. Znood Il Banat (Meat-Egg Roll)

Side Dishes

1. Hashwa Kiwanis Ma'a Khobaz (Giblet-Bread Stuffing)
2. Hashwa Ghanum Ma'a Snoober (Minced Lamb Dressing)
3. Hashwa Roz (Rice-Giblet Dressing)
4. Hashwa Roz Wa Jowz (Rice-Nut Mixture)
5. Kareeshee (Cottage Cheese)
6. Kareeshee Mi Limoon (Cottage Cheese with Lemons)
7. Labanee (Yogurt Cheese)
8. Roz Ma'a Kiwanis (Rice-Giblet Dressing)
9. Roz Ma'a Shareeyee (Rice-Orzo Dressing)

Soup & Stews

1. Imjadara Markoo'a (Lentils & Wheat with Kishik)
2. Kishik Soup
3. Shouraba Il Addis (Lentil Soup)
4. Shouraba Il Banadoora (Cream of Tomato Soup)
5. Shouraba Il Homos (Chick-Pea Soup)
6. Yukhnee (Lamb Stew)

Suggest Reading:
Alice's Kitchen ($17.00)
Art Of Lebanese Cooking ($17.95)
Art of Syrian Cookery ($12.95)
Cooking The Lebanese Way ($19.95)
Flavors Of Lebanon ($12.95)
Food From Biblical Lands ($20.95)
Food For The Vegetarian ($15.95)
Lebanese Cookery: An Easy Way ($8.95)
Lebanese Cuisine ($22.95)
Lebanese Cuisine ($9.95)
A Lebanese Harvest ($21.00)
Original Lebanese & Middle East Cookbook ($12.95)
Sarah's Cooking ($9.95)
Secrets Of Cooking: Armenian, Lebanese, Persian ($29.95)
Tabbakh Al Lebanie ($16.95)
A Taste of Lebanon ($14.95)