Zeytoun Pane – Olive balls

The first time I tried these olives was at a friend’s who invited us to dinner in Lebanon. I was absolutely shocked, I could not believe that a working housewife with four children would have the patience to stuff olives and then coat them and fry them, let alone her further food preparation. She commented, “It is gorgeously worth it!” When I sat down at the table, I could not help but try one and that was a burst of flavours in the mouth. Obviously, I tried more than a couple more.