Near universities and government institutions, the neighborhood dikkanehs specialize
more in a junk food type of assortment; chips, ‘bebsi’, chocolates (especially
the variety that is produced in Turkey, which is of a low cocoa-high sugar
content), cigarettes and cups of coffee. The more advanced ones will even offer photocopying as a service.
Sietske is not in Beirut at the moment, but on her annual ‘Trek
to the Motherland’. She leaves you every Friday with a typical Lebanese
neighborhood ‘dikkaneh’, also called mini-market. They are all situated in
Beirut. The exact road & neighborhood are indicated on the picture itself. These
little stores have all disappeared in Holland; fallen victim to the big
supermarket chains. But here in Beirut, we still have them. This is number 10
in a series of 12. Enjoy, while I enjoy my holiday.
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