Arab cuisine is defined as the various regional cuisines spanning the Arab World from Iraq to Morocco. The Lebanese contribution has been the greatest influence on modern Middle Eastern cuisine having spread Arabic cuisine throughout the world. Traditionally, the Arabs relied heavily on a diet of dates, wheat, barley, rice and meat with a heavy emphasis on yogurt products, such as labneh. Meals are generally large family affairs, with much sharing and a great deal of warmth over the dinner table.