The Salt Lake Tribune
Friday, October 10, 2008
Who took the tabouleh?
First it was Champagne. Then feta cheese. Now, Lebanon wants to claim tabouleh, hummus and falafel as its own.

Lebanon is planning to file an international lawsuit against Israel, claiming the country markets these original foods unlawfully, according to this news website from Israel. 

Fadi Abboud, president of the Lebanese Industrialist Association, said his country has lost "tens of millions of dollars annually" because of the stolen culinary copyright.

Abboud's claim is based on a similar suit filed several years ago that involved Greece and feta cheese. France Denmark and Germany claimed Greece could not have the monopoly on this crumbly white cheese.

But Greece proved that it was the original creator and it won the case.
posted by Kathy Stephenson @ 10:55 AM |

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   Kathy Stephenson has been the food writer at The Tribune since 2000. Prior to that she covered education and was a general assignment reporter for Utah's largest daily newspaper. A Utah native, Stephenson's first job was picking zucchini on her grandparent's Kaysville farm. Every Christmas, Stephenson's neighbors and colleagues look forward to getting a plate of her baklava. Last year, she gave away nearly 300 pieces.