Kaak Beirut — country by country
The purse-shaped sesame bread of Beirut's street corners — split, dusted with zaatar, eaten walking.
Every country brings its own touch. Here's how they differ.
🇱🇧 Lebanon
⏱ 40 minSold from bicycle carts along the corniche with the vendor's cry of 'kaaaak!', the purse-shaped loaf hangs on wooden pegs and gets split, dusted with zaatar or smeared with Picon, and handed over still warm.
✨ What makes it special
The handbag shape with its hole for the cart hook, a molasses-water glaze, and a heavy coat of sesame.