Lifit (Turnip)

Lifit is the Lebanese name for turnip, a root vegetable with a mild, slightly peppery taste that has long been part of everyday cooking in Lebanon. It is best known as kabis lifit, the pink turnip pickle made with a slice of beetroot, which is served alongside mezze and tucked into falafel and shawarma sandwiches. Turnip can also be cooked in stews, added to soups, or sliced thinly into salads. You can find lifit at Dekenet Al Nes in Baaqline, in the Chouf. We are a package-free grocery store and a solidarity initiative that offers basic necessities at affordable prices while reducing waste. Customers are encouraged to bring their own containers and bags when they visit the shop, which helps cut plastic waste and single-use packaging.