Largest Tabbouleh and Hummus Dishes done in Lebanon

Lebanon has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest servings of Hummus and Tabouleh on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th of October 2009. Yes, all this achievement done in one weekend.

The reason of all reasons was not only competition and wanting to be in the Guinness Book, Lebanon is already in it with the longest veil and the largest book. It was despite others who claim the Hummus and Tabouleh to be theirs; countries such as Israel have claimed that they originally invent Hummus!

Nevertheless, Lebanon insisted on reaffirming the Lebanese origins of the Hummus and its faithful companion the Tabouleh. The Lebanese community and of course the Red Cross who pretty much did not get a minute to breathe with all the chopping that wounded many fingers and nails. Therefore, we lost “things” reclaiming our right that is what every nation has to go through.

Michel Azzi hosted the event, a mountain of patriotism that man. I think they brought him in to fill up space; he seemed to ramble on just to hear his own voice, urging the crowd into a reluctant chant, stalling if you want until the cooking began. Being a curious bunch of civilians, the crowd kept coming up on stage and trying to look into the giant pot of hummus despite there being a screen that, very conveniently, displayed what was going on inside. Security had to keep getting people off the stage and working them into a sweaty fit, but I bet they ate Hummus and felt proud to be Lebanese.

The question is it now officially Lebanese? Frankly, we do not care. The important thing is that the world witnessed our effort into identifying what is ours and we did it in a civilized way proving that we, the Lebanese, can pretty much outdo many people. However, yes Hummus and Tabouleh are generally Middle Eastern.
Overall, it was an impressive stunt.

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You Have Your Lebanon

The poet, Kahlil Gibran left Lebanon in 1895 to live in Boston, USA. He was only 12 years old at the time. In his poem, “You have your Lebanon” he presents conflicting images of Lebanon:

You have your Lebanon and I have mine.

You have your Lebanon with her problems,

and I have my Lebanon with her beauty.

You have your Lebanon with all her prejudices and struggles,

and I have my Lebanon with all her dreams and securities.

Your Lebanon is a political knot, a national dilemma, a place of conflict and deception.

My Lebanon, is a place of beauty and dreams of enchanting valleys and splendid mountains.

Your Lebanon is inhabited by functionaries, officers, politicians, committees, and factions.

My Lebanon is for peasants, shepherds, young boys and girls, parents and poets.

Your Lebanon is empty and fleeting,

whereas My Lebanon will endure forever.

Kahlil Gibran 1920

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Lebanon's Independence

Lebanon gained independence in 1943 while France was occupied by Germany. General Henri Dentz, the Vichy High Commissioner for Syria and Lebanon, played a major role in the independence of both nations. The Vichy authorities in 1941 allowed Germany to move aircraft and supplies through Syria to Iraq where they used them against British forces. Britain, fearing that Nazi Germany would gain full control of Lebanon and Syria by pressure on the weak Vichy government, sent its army into Syria and Lebanon.

After the fighting ended in Lebanon, General Charles de Gaulle visited the area. Under various political pressures from both inside and outside Lebanon, de Gaulle decided to recognize the independence of Lebanon. On November 26, 1941, General Georges Catroux announced that Lebanon would become independent under the authority of the Free French government. Elections were held in 1943 and on November 8, 1943 the new Lebanese government unilaterally abolished the mandate. The French reacted by throwing the new government into prison. In the face of international pressure, the French released the government officials on November 22, 1943 and accepted the independence of Lebanon. The allies kept the region under control until the end of World War Two. The last French troops withdrew in 1946.

Lebanon's history from independence has been marked by alternating periods of political stability and turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on Beirut's position as a freely trading regional center for finance and trade. Lebanon was also a major center for the production of opium in the Mideast. Beirut became a mecca for institutions of international commerce and finance, as well as wealthy tourists, and enjoyed a reputation as the "Paris of the Middle East" until the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil war.

Lebanon

-Official Name: الجمهورية اللبنانية [Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah], Republic of Lebanon Short Form: لبنان [Lubnān], Lebanon-Capital: Beirut-Location: Middle East-Government Type: Parliamentary Republic-Flag Adopted: 7 December 1943-Coat of Arms Adopted: 7 December 1943
-ISO Code: LB LBN 422-FIPS 10-4 Code: LB-MARC Code: le-IOC Code: LIB
-Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria, Middle East
-Area:
· total: 10,400 sq km
· land: 10,230 sq km
· water: 170 sq km
-Country comparison to the world: 176

-Land Boundaries: total: 454 km
-border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km

-Climates: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot dry summers. Lebanon mountains heavy winter snows
-Elevation Extremes: lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' 3,088 m

The Rivers of Lebanon:

-Rivers on the coast:
1. Nahr al Kabir al Janoubi
2. Nahr al Ostowan
3. Nahr Aarka
4. Nahr al Barid
5. Nahr Abou Ali
6. Nahr al Joauze
7. Nahr Ibrahim
8. Nahr al Kalb
9. Nahr Beirut
10. Nahr al Damour
11. Nahr al Awwali
12. Nahr al Barouk
13. Nahr al Zahrani

-Internal Rivers:
1. Nahr al Assi
2. Nahr al Hasbani
3. Nahr al litani

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