Khobz W Meleh  taste of Beirut   Marije was invited by Kamal
Mouzawak (the founder of the first farmer’s market in Beirut) to
go to Beirut, Lebanon for a very interesting project. Here is
her account:  “First I did a lecture about the philosophy of
Proef at studio Beirut and found a lot of enthusiastic
responses. Because I had never been to the Middle East and I
wanted to get an idea of what was in people’s minds I handed out
questionnaires for people to fill in. I asked them what their
most precious food-memories were and if they were related to
their country. I also asked what kind of food made them think of
war and why. With this information and also with the multiple
encounters we had with so many passionate people during the
week, Kamal and I developed a workshop. I found out that the
precious memories we have when it comes to food are mostly
related to family and childhood. Most of the filled in forms
told me that they wanted their mother to cook for them and that
a person’s favourite food makes him or