‘Food is unifying’: How Lebanon’s migrants are feeding the war-displaced

Beirut, Lebanon – Myra Aragon tosses chicken wings into a large cooking pot. She stirs them and then adds garnishes and spices.

“These are bay leaves,” she says, pouring in a handful. “These are anise stars and this is black pepper.”

Today, she’s making chicken afritada, a classic chicken stew from her home country of the Philippines. Her kitchen and community centre, call...