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It was a bread bakery
and it became a Manakish bakery.

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Hello Anthony, how are you?
Good? I hope so, happy holidays.

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You are at Chafik Bou Assali Bakery
in Qob Elias.

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This is a thyme Manoucheh.
We are making it now.

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This is a mixed Manoucheh.

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Mhammara Manoucheh.
This bakery has been here since 1958.

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Since the times of my late father.

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First, it was a bread bakery.
Then it became a Manakish and pastry bakery in 1965.

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Good morning.
Good morning Anthony, welcome to Qob Elias.

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We're happy that you're here.

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We're happy that you're here and we
are recording the oldest things present in Qob Elias

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and we allow people to know Qob Elias,
and the beauty of the village and the area.

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So we're on.
Ahmad, tell me about you.

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Thank God, good.
I've been here for almost a year and a month.

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From Canada. I liked to come and see Lebanon, and get my kids to Lebanon.

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Because Lebanon is the most beautiful
country in the world. I follow you a lot.

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Because you excited us to come to Lebanon,
and i've been here for a year and a month.

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I am working in Lebanon.
We have about 6 stops today.

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We will see the oldest bakery in Qob Elias
and in the area.

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We will see another bakery for one of
the most charismatic people in Qob Elias.

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We will see the largest vegetable market
in the area, in the Middle East.

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We will see Domaine de Chouchene because it is very amazing, Anthony, you're going to love it.

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We will start with the thyme Manoucheh.
Soft soft soft.

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Large and filling.

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I loved it a lot.
Maximum soft.

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Filling, generous,
the thyme is good.

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It is not chewy.
Very fluffy.

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The dough is properly soaked
with oil.

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Great start.

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Then they have this.

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What is this! About a kilogram.

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3 kinds of cheese.

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A mix.

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Wow.

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That is something.

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Super something.

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All these.

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Enjoy enjoy.

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This is a big thing.

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Abou Alaa Bakery.
You're close to my heart, I respect you.

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All kinds of Manakish.

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Welcome.
You're close to my heart.

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Yes, I've been in this business for 50 years.
Specifically in this place, I've been for 17 years.

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This is the thyme. The bakery is related to thyme,
they initially say, a thyme bakery.

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Then, the other kinds come. But originally,
they say that this bakery is a thyme bakery.

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You're welcome a hundred times.

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One for me and one for you.

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The Manoucheh is wrapped like
a sandwich, like a school sandwich.

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You have to try it.

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Super soft.

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Super smooth.
Super simple.

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Light and clean, delicious,
uncomplicated.

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Comforting.

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Unbelievable.

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I memorized the location.

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For sure I'm coming back.
Let me go inside to tell him thank you and bravo.

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We are at Qob Elias Central Vegetable Market.
Now, I work as a guard in this market.

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I am responsable for the market and now
I will take you to

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Sheikh Wajih Al Amoury,
he will tell you more about the topic.

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This vegetable market was established
in 1997.

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A group of traders, in agreement
with the municipality, made this market

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with effort and energy and it is from
the best Lebanese markets

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and from the most organized Lebanese markets.

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The market is made up of 121 garages
or doors,

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and about 60 corporations are there.

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This market, almost all production
of Al Bekaa,

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comes to this market.

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The market during summer,
all Lebanese markets come take from this market.

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Even for traveling and exporting,
this market gives the products.

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Traders sell everything in this market.

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It is organized.

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There is a committee or union for this
market.

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There is another market in Ferzol. It is parallel to
Al Bekaa market, but our market is bigger.

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It can fit more amount of products.

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Just come and fill your sight with colors.

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From a place to a place to a place.

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All kinds of vegetables.
Very good condition and very clean.

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Some are in plastic boxes,
or carton boxes, or bags.

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You can find all what you need
in very good prices.

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As you can see, the organization,
cleanliness, calmness, there is no shouting.

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I was not expecting that.

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Very nice.

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It is the biggest in the Middle East,
and I have not came to here before.

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Oops.

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Very very professional.
Very professional.

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Impressive. And I am still walking and
I do not feel like stopping.

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From a place to a place to a place,
there is not a tiny bit of trash on the floor.

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Our prices here are very good,
package prices. Our products are very clean,

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products with clean water,
most of it is clean water, artesian.

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Qob Elias products.

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Look, there is