The snack that tells a story (but whose?)
Some notes on arayes
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Arayes
The basics
A grilled pita sandwich filled with ground meat (usually lamb or beef) and a mixture of onion, tomato, and garlic. Bit of a crunch on the outside, nice and soft inside.
The place
Levant area of the eastern Mediterranean. Probably originated in Lebanon or Palestine.
The story
Who gets to claim a food wh…