No Added Salt · Lebanese Home Cooking · Fanar, Metn, Beirut, Jounieh
Low-Salt Lebanese Meals Delivered in Metn & Beirut, Cooked Without Added Salt
Chef Mirna Saad cooks every dish on the menu without added salt when you ask, and seasons with lemon, garlic, sumac, onion and herbs instead. No bouillon cubes, no processed stock. Cooked in Fanar and delivered to Fanar, Metn, Beirut and Jounieh. A tanjara serves 4 to 5 people from $20. Order on WhatsApp the day before.
- Price
- Tanjara from $20, serves 4–5
- Weekly plan
- From $60 a week (3 deliveries)
- What changes
- No added salt; lemon, garlic, sumac, herbs
- Order
- The day before, on WhatsApp
- Delivery
- Fanar, Metn, Beirut, Jounieh; fee by area
- Hours
- Mon–Sat, 7 am – 5 pm
Who Orders Low-Salt Lebanese Food
On a low-salt plan from your doctor
You have been told to cut salt and you are tired of cooking every meal yourself or guessing what is in a restaurant dish. We cook the tabkha you grew up with, without the salt, and tell you what went in.
A parent in Lebanon, children abroad
Your mother or father in Metn or Beirut has a list from the doctor. You send it to us on WhatsApp from Dubai, Paris or Montreal, we cook to it and deliver it to their door, with a photo to you.
One plate different, the rest regular
One person at the table needs no added salt and everyone else eats as usual. We cook their portion separately from the same pot of ingredients so the family still eats together.
Simply less salt
No prescription, just a preference. You like your food seasoned with lemon, garlic and herbs instead of salt. Say so once and every order comes that way.
This is home cooking, not a medical diet. Your doctor or dietitian sets your targets; we cook to the list you send us.
How We Cook It Without Salt
Lebanese tabkha already leans on acid and aromatics for flavour, which is why the same dishes work without salt. This is what changes in the kitchen when you ask for it:
- —No salt is added at any stage: not in the pot, the filling, the dough, the dressing or the sauce.
- —We season with lemon juice, garlic, sumac, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, fresh herbs and slowly caramelised onion instead.
- —No bouillon cubes, no processed stock, no pickles or salted nuts as garnish. Broth comes from the chicken, meat or fish in the pot.
- —Bread and some vegetables contain sodium naturally, so we say "no added salt" rather than promising a dish with no salt in it at all.
- —Yoghurt dishes such as kibbeh b laban and shish barak are made with plain yoghurt and no salt in the sauce, the dough or the filling.
- —We tell you what went into your order on WhatsApp, ingredient by ingredient, whenever you ask.
- —One person's portion can be cooked without added salt while the rest of the pot is seasoned as usual.
Dishes We Cook Without Added Salt
Every dish on the menu can be prepared this way. These are the ones ordered most often without added salt, with a note on how each is seasoned instead.
Vine leaves rolled with rice and lamb, cooked with tomato, garlic and lemon; nothing salted at any stage.
Zucchini stuffed with rice and lamb, simmered in a tomato broth with mint and lemon; no salt in the filling or the broth.
Fish and rice seasoned with cumin and caramelised onion; the fish stock is made in our kitchen, no cubes.
Cooked with extra garlic, fresh coriander and lemon; the chicken broth comes from the chicken itself, no cubes.
Cabbage rolls layered with tomato, whole garlic cloves, mint and lemon instead of salt.
Chard rolls seasoned with tomato, lemon and seven-spice; no salt in the filling or the pot.
Lentils and rice seasoned with cumin and a thick layer of slowly caramelised onion.
Pumpkin and bulgur shell with walnut, onion, cinnamon and allspice; baked with no salt.
Sumac-lemon dressing, fresh mint and spring onion, no salt; the pita chips are baked plain.
Spinach with sumac, lemon and onion in an unsalted dough, baked not fried.
Bulgur and lamb layers seasoned with seven-spice, cinnamon and caramelised onion; baked, no salt added.
Dumplings cooked in plain yoghurt with garlic and dried mint; no salt in the dough, the filling or the sauce.
Kibbeh poached in plain yoghurt with garlic and dried mint; no salt added at any stage.
Prices are "from" and before delivery. Fasoulia, loubieh bi zeit, bamieh and shorbet adas are also cooked without added salt on request; ask on WhatsApp for the price of the day. Full menu with prices →
Cooked to your needs
The same tabkha, cooked the way you need it
Every dish on the menu can be cooked differently for you or for one person in the family. Tell us on WhatsApp when you order, the day before, and we cook it that way:
- No added salt (seasoned with lemon, garlic, sumac and herbs)
- Cooked with no oil at all
- A little olive oil only, measured
- Baked, not fried (kibbeh, sambousek, pumpkin kibbeh)
- Less rice or bread, more vegetables
- No added sugar
- Extra chicken breast or lean meat, less rice
- Soft texture, easy to chew
- No hot spice
We tell you exactly what went into your order when you ask on WhatsApp. If you follow a plan from your doctor or dietitian, send us their list and we cook to it. This is home cooking, not medical advice.
Weekly Plan
A Week of Low-Salt Home Cooking, From $60
Fixed days, a tanjara cooked without added salt each delivery day, and a photo on WhatsApp when it arrives. Each tanjara serves 4 to 5 people, so one delivery covers one or two people for about two days.
| Plan | Deliveries | Serves | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Day Plan | 3 tanjaras a week (for example Mon, Wed, Fri) | 4–5 people per delivery | from $60 / week |
| 5-Day Plan | 5 tanjaras a week (Mon to Fri) | 4–5 people per delivery | from $100 / week |
| 6-Day Plan | 6 tanjaras a week (Mon to Sat) | 4–5 people per delivery | from $120 / week |
| One-time tanjara | 1 tanjara or tray on a date you choose | 4–5 people | from $20 |
"From" prices are per week before delivery, which depends on the area. You receive an itemised total on WhatsApp before the first delivery.
Single portions are possible. For one person we usually suggest a tanjara that keeps two or three days in the fridge, or a weekly plan, and we confirm the best option with you on WhatsApp.
Ordering for a Parent in Lebanon From Abroad
Send us the doctor's list on WhatsApp, choose the days, and we cook a tanjara without added salt and deliver it to your parent's door in Fanar, Metn, Beirut or Jounieh. You get a photo after each delivery, and your parent can call the same number to change a time.
Why "the Same Dish With Less Salt" Is Worth Asking For
A 2022 review in Frontiers in Physiology on salt intake and hypertension in Lebanon reported that more than 60% of the traditional Lebanese dishes it tested were high in sodium, and that Lebanese adults appear to eat above the World Health Organization limit of 5 grams of salt a day. Much of that salt goes into the pot at home, which is also where it can be left out.
Source: Frontiers in Physiology 2022, "Salt intake and hypertension in Lebanon" (doi 10.3389/fphys.2021.802132); WHO salt fact sheet. Ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you. This page describes how we cook, not what you should eat.
أكل لبناني بدون ملح مضاف
الشيف ميرنا سعد بتطبخ أي طبق على القائمة بدون ملح مضاف لمّا تطلبوا، وبتتبّل بالحامض والتوم والسماق والبصل والأعشاب. بدون مكعبات مرق. توصيل للفنار والمتن وبيروت وجونيه. الطنجرة بتكفي ٤ إلى ٥ أشخاص من ٢٠ دولار. اطلبوا على الواتساب قبل بيوم. اقرأوا الصفحة بالعربي ←
Repas libanais sans sel ajouté
La Chef Mirna Saad prépare chaque plat de la carte sans sel ajouté à la demande, et l'assaisonne au citron, à l'ail, au sumac, à l'oignon et aux herbes. Pas de bouillon cube. Livraison à Fanar, au Metn, à Beyrouth et à Jounieh. Tanjara pour 4 à 5 personnes dès 20 $. Commande la veille sur WhatsApp. Lire cette page en français →
Low-Salt Lebanese Meals: FAQs
Is the food completely without salt?
No salt is added at any stage: not in the pot, the filling, the dough or the sauce, and we use no bouillon cubes or processed stock. Bread, cheese and some vegetables contain sodium naturally, so we describe the dish as "no added salt" rather than promising there is no salt in it at all.
Can you cook every dish without salt?
Yes, every dish on the menu, including the baked trays, the salads and the fatayer. The stews, stuffed vegetables and yoghurt dishes are the ones people order most often this way.
Does it taste bland?
It tastes different, not flat. We season with lemon juice, garlic, sumac, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, fresh herbs and slowly caramelised onion, which is how Lebanese grandmothers brought flavour to a pot long before stock cubes existed.
Can one person's portion be unsalted and the rest of the family's regular?
Yes. Tell us who needs the no-added-salt version and we cook their part of the order separately, while the rest of the pot is seasoned as usual.
Can I order for my mother or father in Lebanon from abroad?
Yes. Send us your parent's address, the days you want and the doctor's list on WhatsApp. We cook the tanjara without added salt, deliver it to their door in Fanar, Metn, Beirut or Jounieh and send you a photo after each delivery. The Weekly Family Plan starts from $60 a week.
Where do you deliver and what is the delivery fee?
We cook in Fanar and deliver to Fanar, Metn, Beirut and Jounieh, Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 5 pm. The delivery fee depends on your area and is in the itemised WhatsApp quote.
How far ahead do I need to order?
Order the day before for a tanjara or a tray. Weekly plans run on fixed days that we agree with you once, and you can pause or change any week with one message.
Can you tell me exactly what went into the dish?
Yes. Ask on WhatsApp and we list the ingredients of your order, item by item. If there is anything you must avoid, say so when you order.
Is this a medical diet?
No. We are a home kitchen, not a clinic. We cook to the instructions you or your doctor give us and describe exactly how each dish is prepared. Ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you; this page is not medical advice.
Order for Tomorrow
Tell Us "No Added Salt" and Your Area
One WhatsApp message with your area, the dish or the days, and who in the family needs the no-added-salt version. We reply with what is cooking and an itemised total, usually within the hour, Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 5 pm.