(CNN) -- The smell of traditional dishes served during Ramadan fill the house of Iman, a Lebanese mother of four.

Fattoush, diced vegetables mixed with pomegranate molasses and olive oil, lentil soup spiced with cumin and with other small mezze dishes including fatteh (yogurt and chickpeas), and cheese-filled sambousek are all placed on the dining table.

For Iman's family living in the Hamra district of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, it's a mouth-watering way to enjoy Iftar, the evening meal that breaks the daily fast of Ramadan