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Why does this board refer to any/all Middle Eastern restaurants as Greek/Lebanese?
Posted on 6/6/17 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 6/6/17 at 6:42 pm
These restaurants are not Greek. A good many are not Lebanese as well. Middle Eastern food and Greek food share a few common and similar dishes but they are different cuisines. Lebanese food is very similar to the food of other Middle Eastern countries but their are lots of regional dishes from country to country.
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Posted on 6/6/17 at 6:46 pm to mouton
Shut up
Posted on 6/6/17 at 6:57 pm to mouton
Probably because that is what they call themselves
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:03 pm to Salmon
They do call themselves that some in La. Have not noticed it in other areas much. I guess Greek food was popularized in the US before Middle Eastern so it made sense to tie in to a cuisine with some similar dishes.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:07 pm to mouton
Do not see that here.
Also, the families that run these places are not confused.
Also, the families that run these places are not confused.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:13 pm to mouton
Why are you such a snowflake about this topic? You whine about this (and many other things) all the time.
This post was edited on 6/6/17 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 6/6/17 at 7:31 pm to urinetrouble
I don't know. The older I get the more I like to bitch about trivial shite. Get off my lawn.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:40 pm to mouton
Most of these restaurants advertise as non-offensive Mediterranean/Greek or Lebanese/Greek to attract customers in the South. They don't want to appear too ethnic. Sometimes you get Morrocan, but lots of people are not going to eat at a Pakistani or Iraqi restaurant, but are fine with Greek/Lebanese regardless if the dishes are the same or similar.
This post was edited on 6/6/17 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:45 pm to mouton
Of the three big ones in Baton Rouge (Serop's, Albasha, and Roman's) all three say Greek/Lebanese on their websites. If they didn't want to be referred to serving that cuisine they would change it I think.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:05 pm to mouton
You know less about Middle Eastern food than you do gravy.
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:24 pm to mouton
We found the village idiot
Posted on 6/6/17 at 10:32 pm to LSUballs
quote:
ou know less about Middle Eastern food than you do gravy.
Lol
Posted on 6/7/17 at 1:17 am to mouton
Most of the posters here are from in or around BR.
BR has this weird thing where all the Mediterranean cuisines are called Greek-Lebanese. This is because BR received many first and second wave Lebanese immigrants, and they would put Greek-Lebanese to make it seem more familiar to southerners back in the day. They've just stuck with it.
BR has this weird thing where all the Mediterranean cuisines are called Greek-Lebanese. This is because BR received many first and second wave Lebanese immigrants, and they would put Greek-Lebanese to make it seem more familiar to southerners back in the day. They've just stuck with it.
Posted on 6/7/17 at 7:50 am to mouton
quote:The restaurant's refer to themselves in that manner... Don't think a place hyping itself as Middle Eastern is going to do well in todays world.
Why does this board refer to any/all Middle Eastern restaurants as Greek/Lebanese?
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:30 am to Salmon
quote:
Probably because that is what they call themselves
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:31 am to LSUballs
quote:Then there's boudin thing. Dude's gotta be from Oklahoma.
You know less about Middle Eastern food than you do gravy.
Posted on 6/7/17 at 9:34 am to BingWaterTiger
quote:
Don't think a place hyping itself as Middle Eastern is going to do well in todays world.
Then why keep the "Lebanese" portion of the moniker?
Posted on 6/7/17 at 10:22 am to AlxTgr
quote:
Then there's boudin thing
I noticed you never responded in that thread after I listed ten of the highest rated boudin places that all have a crisp casing. Why is that?
Posted on 6/7/17 at 10:24 am to mouton
quote:I told you. I have not travelled.
I noticed you never responded in that thread after I listed ten of the highest rated boudin places that all have a crisp casing. Why is that?
Posted on 6/7/17 at 10:28 am to AlxTgr
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