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How migration transformed Lebanon's food scene over the past century: Filipino cuisine - Part 3

Over the past century, Lebanon's food scene has been transformed by the arrival of migrant and refugee communities. L'Orient-Le Jour explores how these communities have helped make Beirut one of the most cosmopolitan dining destinations in the Middle East today. Part 3 explores Lebanon's Filipino community that arrived in the thousands at the start of the 21st Century. 

How migration transformed Lebanon's food scene over the past century: Filipino cuisine - Part 3

Myra, co-founder of the Filipino Très Marias restaurant and shop in Dawra, Beirut, 27 April, 2024 (Photo: Olivia Le Poidevin/L'Orient Today)

DAWRA - Nestled on a quiet side street in Dawra, on the east side of Beirut near Bourj Hammoud, amidst the frenetic buzz of scooters ferrying parcels of food and men heaving crates of vegetables, we find Tres Marias, a Filipino-run charitable...
DAWRA - Nestled on a quiet side street in Dawra, on the east side of Beirut near Bourj Hammoud, amidst the frenetic buzz of scooters ferrying parcels of food and men heaving crates of vegetables, we find Tres Marias, a Filipino-run charitable...