He listed it under US and bastardized cuisines.
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Kicking out Lebanese for Turkish 
I used to have Lebanese next-door neighbors (a young couple in their 20s) who always had siblings visiting, and the cooking smells coming from their backyard were always mouth-watering.
On one occasion I was talking to the wife when I was outside, and mentioned that my wife was away for a few weeks. An hour later her husband was at my door with a plate of food; guess they figured I didn’t know how to cook. The food was wonderful. I returned their plate with a cake in it.
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I still love it — one of our best friends is Lebanese, and a fabulous cook. Thankfully, I don’t actually have to choose between either IRL 
Nice neighbors!
I’m quite aware. I love cacio e pepe, too. I just don’t see that as American Italian. Just thought I’d throw out the foods that have evolved from those different populations. Know what I’m sayin’?
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That was my Armenian neighbors growing up. I was drinking their coffee when I was 3. They always had something good to eat and drink. Wish I was old enough to leech some recipes from Gulu, but she was in her upper 70s then. Ate many a meal from her hands.
