Mussels in Arak – The Milk of Lions
Majd, an old college friend from Lebanon, was visiting London last week. It's been nearly a decade since I last saw him, and I was so glad to see him. As is customary with Lebanese, the traveler will always ask "badeek shee" (addressing a female) or do you need anything from here? And the person being posed the question should ideally respond: "toussal b salemeh" (addressing a male) or "your safe arrival" But I just went straight for the kill...