New Beirut Restaurant Battles Lebanon’s Economic Free Fall With Local Food | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it
On the anniversary of the deadly port explosion, Ammoula embraces local products and cuisine as the way to survive.

Soaring food prices have become an issue in many parts of the world. Lebanon, which relies heavily on imports, is one of the region’s most vulnerable countries. Food prices shot up 400% in December, according to government data, and more than half of the nation’s population has plunged into poverty since the economic crisis commenced in August 2019 and was compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic and the port explosion.