Leplebou Ouzoum -- the words themselves are fun to say, almost as much fun as eating the treat -- leplebou ouzum was a quick and easy handful of munchies that Marash Girl's father used to love to eat, and love to talk about. Simply saying the words brought a smile to his face, as, no doubt, eating the treat did.
A little boy in Marash in the early 1900's, Bedros longed to have a handful of those dry roasted chick peas and raisins -- always available to serve to guests when he was a little boy (though not available to him during the genocide), roasted chick peas and raisins offered the perfect balance of bland and sweet, dry and moist, dessert and meal, all in one.
Tears later -- whoops, Marash girl meant to write "years later", leplebou ouzoum continued to bring joy into their home.
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