From Syria (and the Levant) all the Way to Brazil
You can find kibe in countries like Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. Kibe reached Latin American countries during the late 19th and early 20th century. It was a time when a significant number of Levantine immigrants came to Brazil.
It’s also popular in the Yucatan peninsula and Caribbean coastline of Colombia.
Other spelling variations of the dish include kibbeh and quibe among many others. Kibe means ball, having gotten derived from classical Arabic “kubbah”.
