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The_Face_of_Boo
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17 Aug 2014, 10:31 am

The last one is $8 including a soft drink; the huge dish in the previous is about $15 if I recall right; the second pic is all homemade.



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17 Aug 2014, 10:54 am

There's only one new restaurant in Beirut that makes real Turkish Kebab (with its Döner bread).

It's weird after centuries of Ottoman rule yet it's not quite popular in the levant, maybe Döner is a modern turkish thing?



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17 Aug 2014, 11:05 am

^^ Somehow I expected food to be a bit cheaper in Lebanon because of GDP differences. On the other hand, Beirut is a pretty big city and I live in Apeldoorn, a rustic watering hole. I found that in the larger cities around here food is more expensive. I rarely eat out myself. Cooking for myself is just so much cheaper, and I don't really like having to go out for food (laziness), and I don't like restaurants in general because they are filled with screaming kids and loud drunks. If I get something I prefer to take it home.



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17 Aug 2014, 11:20 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
There's only one new restaurant in Beirut that makes real Turkish Kebab (with its Döner bread).

It's weird after centuries of Ottoman rule yet it's not quite popular in the levant, maybe Döner is a modern turkish thing?


Maybe it requires actual settlement by Turkish people for the food to spread? I think almost all kebab shops are operated by ethnic Turks. I looked it up, 2.4% of Dutch people are ethnic Turks. I don't think there would be many doner shops otherwise. There are quite a few Turkish grocery stores and Turkish bakers and Turkish butchers here too.



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17 Aug 2014, 11:44 am

This is some positive news from this city for a change.This would really help inner city dwellers to have fresh food and exercise,plus gardens look nice and they lake people happy.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/08 ... 16-bananas


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17 Aug 2014, 4:06 pm

Bad eating habits and not enough exercise.



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17 Aug 2014, 8:23 pm

never heard of Shawarma, sounds kinda interesting. though I can't seem to find local place that has it on goolge.



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17 Aug 2014, 9:12 pm

^^ You could try different spellings maybe? Like shoarma. I don't think it is really clearly defined either, since there are so many varieties of shoarma or kebab. Gyros can be somewhat similar too.



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18 Aug 2014, 11:49 am

Becuase America, in general is the most unhealthy when it comes to food. We eat a lot of sugar and processed foods.
Probably the main reason for obesity is sugar. In our stomach, we have two types of becteria, good and bad, which is good, as long as it's in the 20/80 ratio. The bad bacteria, named Candida, which is yeast, or at least in the yeast family, feeds on sugar, and it grows. THe more sugar we eat, the more it grows, and it spreads through our entire G.I. tract. clogging up and slowing down our metabolism.. It doesn;t matter how much you exercise, you don't lose weight, but there is a way, to bring down the Candida, by taking Probiotics. Make sure that the Probiotics have the MicroEncapsulation Technology.

What Probiotics do is bring good bacteria to fight the bad bactaria. The MicroEncapsulation Technology keeps the live good cells alive, so that they can reach your stomach. The MicroEncapsulation Technology protect the cells and keep them alive, becuase without it, most of the cells die off before reaching your stomach, making it useless. These cells are very sensitve, and die from from heat, light, stomach acid, etc. Most bottles of Probiotics, probably stay n the warehouse shelf for awhile before being shipped out to stores.

So, cheap Probiotics, will most likely not have the MicroEncapsulation Technology.

Nothing good comes from sugar. It wrecks havoc on your body, ruins your teeth, etc. I cut down my sugar intact, by a lot. It makes my teeth sentive. Also, I am working on getting in shape, exercising. I think poor diet also affects your mood, self-esteem, etc. I think people who eat healthy, natural stuff, feel better about themselves. which puts them in a good mood. Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe there at least some truth, if it's not entirely correct. That's my thoughts.