Lebanon's poor no longer able to afford traditional flatbread

STORY: Lebanon's poor no longer able to afford traditional flatbread DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:45 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff making Mankoushe, a traditional Lebanese flatbread 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): LATIFA MOURSEL, Beirut citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BASSAM BOU DARGHAM, Baker 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ALI FARHAT, Baker 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): ALI FARHAT, Baker 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): BASSAM BOU DARGHAM, Baker STORYLINE: Lebanon's steep economic crisis deprived the Lebanese poor of their cheapest daily food the "Mankoushe," which consists of a dough covered in thyme and olive oil. A thyme Mankoushe used to sell at around 1,000 Lebanese pounds (0.66 USD), which was affordable for the most vulnerable population in the country. The situation has changed following the collapse of the Lebanese pound with bakeries selling each Mankoushe at a minimum of 8,000 Lebanese pounds in light of the increase in the prices of imported ingredients. Latifa Moursel, a