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Bazeen
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Libyan Street Food · Tripoli Recipes · Real Slow Cook

Tripoli to
Your Sidewalk.

Slow-cooked bazeen, sharba that smells like a grandmother's courtyard, mbatten crisped in a steel-sided kitchen that parks where you work.

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3 recipesunchanged since 1974
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What You're Smelling

Before your brain decides, your mouth already knows. These are the spices that make Libyan food impossible to forget.

Fenugreek

حلبة

Slightly bitter · Warm · Earthy

Bitter-warm seed that deepens lamb stews. The note that makes sharba taste like it was cooked all morning.

Bharat

بهارات

Complex · Aromatic · Warm

Seven-spice blend ground fresh. Allspice, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, cloves, nutmeg.

Dried Lime

لومي

Sour · Floral · Fermented

Sun-dried until it rattles. Cracks open in the broth and releases a sour-floral perfume no fresh lime can replicate.

Harissa

هريسة

Smoky · Deep heat · Garlicky

Red pepper paste with caraway and garlic. Applied by hand to mbatten. Burns slow, not sharp.

Turmeric

كركم

Earthy · Slightly bitter · Golden

The yellow that stains everything — the pot, your fingers, the butcher paper. Present in every main.

Ras el Hanout

رأس الحانوت

Floral · Warm · Mysterious

"Head of the shop" — the spice merchant's best blend. Over a dozen spices, proportions kept private.

"The exact ratio of turmeric to cumin they remember."
— every diaspora customer, first bite
Catering & Group Orders

Feed the Crew

Construction crews, office lunches, family gatherings. Order a tray, confirm the drop-off spot, and we bring the whole kitchen.

Small crew catering tray with bazeen, harira bowls, and flatbread arranged on a wooden surface

Small Crew

$85

Serves 4–6

One main, two sides, flatbread. Enough for the guys who arrive first.

  • ✦Bazeen (full batch)
  • ✦Harira bowls × 6
  • ✦Flatbread × 8
  • ✦Harissa on the side
Most Ordered
Full crew catering spread with multiple dishes including bazeen, mbatten, and sharba in large serving vessels

Full Crew

$195

Serves 10–14

The construction-site order. Two mains, sharba, sides, and enough bread that nobody complains.

  • ✦Bazeen (double batch)
  • ✦Mbatten tray × 12
  • ✦Sharba pot (2L)
  • ✦Asida × 6
  • ✦Flatbread × 20
  • ✦Harissa + dried lime condiments
Event catering spread with full Libyan meal including multiple mains, soups, and bread for 20-30 guests

Event Spread

$380

Serves 20–30

Full Libyan spread. Whole table covered. Guests don't need to ask what anything is — they'll smell it first.

  • ✦All 4 mains in full trays
  • ✦Sharba pots × 3
  • ✦Salata Mahrusa
  • ✦Flatbread basket (50 pcs)
  • ✦Full spice & condiment set
  • ✦Serving utensils included

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