The Healthy Basket

 

Organic Food in Beirut! It has become my routine to pick up my Healthy (half) Basket across the street from my house every Wednesday morning. They are a Coop of sorts that collects Lebanese organic produce from all over the country. My pick up is Wednesday, but they have delivery/pick up also on Mondays and Fridays. Nothing is better than getting the little surprise weekly, sorting it out in my kitchen and coming up with creative things to do with all the stuff. Its the refrigerator game gone raw.

This week: 

Bananas, Oranges and Lemons

Little Zucchinis (Kusa), Cucumbers,
Carrots, Green Onions and Swiss Chard
Lettuce, fresh Basil and Mint.

Some Organic Hot Spots for the Foodie Beiruti:

-Healthy Basket: Hamra, Adon Street (Across from St Ritas Church) P: 961_1747831
-Several Shops in Hamra area: One on Sheikh Elias Gaspard (Western Makdissi) on block before Sadat

And another near AUH on Cairo Street and Souraty.
-Most Grocery Store chains offer Bjorg and Bob's Red Mill products

-Bread Republic and Bread: offering organic food and breads
-There is an Microbiotic place in Achrafieh area, across from Hotel Dieu De France on Jean Dom
-And of course Souk el Tayeb every Saturday morning in Saifi Village (and also in Hamra on Tuesdays at Bread Republic)

This will be outdated fast as things are popping up all the time.