Coffee
The coffee served in Lebanon is sometimes a variation of Turkish coffee, but a dark type of coffee is the main type served.
Coffee is served throughout the day, at home and in the public cafes. Lebanese coffee is strong, thick and often flavored with cardamom. It is also usually unsweetened and bitter. When guests arrive at one's home, they are invariably persuaded to stay for a coffee, no matter how short their visit. It is made with a long-handled coffee pot called rakwe, served in a demitasse, and poured out in front of the guest from the rakwe itself.
The Lebanese host usually asks the guests how they take their coffee; with or without sugar, since sugar is added during preparation.
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