Savoury Middle Eastern Pastries

Cariocas love street food and that may be one of the reasons why we embrace Mediterranean cuisine so well, especially kibbes and esfihas. At Baalbeck, I don’t sit down. There is something about that place that brings my sense of taste to full gear by eating standing up, leaning over the balcony, while talking to my mother and brother about just how delicious everything there tastes. The esfiha at Baalbeck is special; the dough is light, almost crunchy, shaped in a triangle and