Beans or brioche: breakfast is divisive in Libyan conflict - most popular restaurant breakfast dishes survey

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Coffee and pastries covered with chocolate, honey and almonds, or a delicious beans sandwich stewed with juice or carbonated drinks.
What you eat for breakfast has become a symbol of the split in Libya, and different traditional regions, tribes, armed groups and towns have been fighting for power since the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
Last month's attack on Tripoli by eastern forces allied with Khalifa havtal almost destroyed the United States. N.
Support efforts to reach a peace agreement between rival factions.
Breakfast options have become part of the language of the conflict and are such an inflammatory topic that several cafes in Tripoli do not allow Reuters to discuss with customers.
The city elite in the capital likes a pastry called "baryosh --
It is said that the word is related to the "brioche" introduced by the Italian colonial rulers with coffee and cappuccino.
People from all over the world looked down at the bean dish called "fasouliyah" favored by the East.
It is sometimes eaten with eggs, similar to breakfast dishes in other Arab countries.
"Baryoush represents Tripoli and represents a complex life," said Mohammad Salah, an accountant in Tripoli . ".
"We are urban and dominant in eastern tribes, and their cloth is different.
The East called the residents of Tripoli "baryosh" or the city soft egg, and they were poor fighters.
"I often go to work in Tripoli. . .
"When we were talking about politics, someone felt he was losing the argument and he started to use Solia to anger me," Omar Al said . "
Zaiyani, a resident of the eastern city of Benghazi.
"I often fight back with baryosh. "At an anti-
At a haftal rally in Tripoli last month, several protesters chanted while waving croissants in the air.
A protester at university lecturer Abdulmalik Essofrani said that baryoush showed the locals "exquisite, cafe --goers. . .
They are united and determined to fight back against the offensive forces.
A spokesman for the Libyan National Army in haftal mocked the demonstrators at a subsequent press conference. "A baryoush.
Is this the most important thing now?
Ahmed Misari said the person who distributed the pastry was a "terrorist ".
EastEnders also complained that it reminded them of Gaddafi's years. they said that Gaddafi created jobs in the West, but punished the East's objections with neglect.
Mary fitzgerrard, who has been studying in Libya since 2011, said that while it is a "tongue of joke" issue, it symbolizes the front in the conflict.
"This reflects how polarization caused by years of conflict deepens identity in cities or regions," said Fitzgerald . ". (
Editor Anna Willard)