المونة Mouneh: The Lebanese Preservation Tradition
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Origin
Mouneh (مونة — provisions, provisions stored against need) is the Lebanese mountain tradition of preserving the summer's abundance for winter — a complete preservation system that encompasses pickles (mekhallel), jams and preserves (murabbayat), dried herbs, clarified butter (samneh), sun-dried tomatoes (banadoura mjaljaleh), fermented grains (kishk), and preserved meats (awarma). Barbara Massaad's documentation of this tradition (Mouneh: Preserving Foods for the Lebanese Pantry) is the most complete record of a preservation tradition that was in danger of being lost to Lebanese modernity.
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Description
The mouneh preservation system — its key techniques.
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The Thread
—French confit (same fat-preservation principle — awarma and duck confit), Japanese tsukemono (same seasonal preservation philosophy), Turkish turşu (same pickle preservation tradition — direct Ottoman
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