Lebanese feast follows Iftar at Cinnamon Lakeside

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Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo is home to one of the most versatile buffet restaurants in the city. The hotel’s all day dining restaurant, The Dining Room, hosts varied dinner buffets that bring its patrons a taste of exquisite cuisine from lands across the world. Starting yesterday, 18 July, the restaurant is laying out an exotic Lebanese feast for dinner, which will bring the best of Lebanese fare such as shish tawook, the traditional succulent chicken skewers, delicious lamb kofta kebabs, creamy moutabel and hummus and fresh tabbouleh salad amongst many other flavourful dishes. Diners are invited on a culinary voyage to the Middle East during this holy period of Ramadan. The Lebanese buffet will be served at

The Dining Room from 18 July until 27 July between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Offered at Rs. 2,555 all inclusive, the buffet is a perfect way to savour authentic Lebanese cuisine without hopping on an airplane to Lebanon. Reservations and inquiries can be made by contacting The Dining Room on 0112491930. Lebanese cuisine attributes its unique blend of flavours to a multitude of influences. For most of its past, Lebanon was ruled by foreign powers that influenced the types of food the Lebanese ate. From 1516 to 1918, the Ottoman Turks controlled Lebanon and introduced a variety of foods that have become staples in the Lebanese diet, such as cooking with lamb. After the Ottomans were defeated during World War I, France took control of Lebanon until 1943, when the country achieved its independence. This time, the French introduced foods such as flan, a caramel custard dessert dating back to the 16th century and buttery croissants. The Lebanese themselves brought foods of other cultures into their diet. Ancient tribes journeyed throughout the Middle East, carrying with them versatile food such as rice and dates which now are used liberally in Lebanese cooking.