Abou Adel: No-frills grilled meat for 60 years

The Daily Star

BEIRUT: From underneath the counter top, Mohammad Khawam pulls out and plates handfuls of pink cabbage from a heavy barrel filled to the brim with pickling brine dyed with beetroot.

It's the final step in the daily routine to ready his closet-sized sandwich shop in Al-Khandaq al-Ghamiq. Khawam is the third generation to lead Abou Adel, which has been a fixture of the now-decrepit neighborhood in central Beirut for almost 60 years.

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