Khubz mulawah (), mulawah (), or rashush () is a flatbread that is baked in a traditional
tannur in
Yemeni cuisine
Yemeni cuisine is distinct from the wider Middle Eastern cuisines with regional variation.
Customs
The generous offering of food to guests is one of the customs in Yemeni culture, and a guest not accepting the offering is considered an insult ...
. A similar bread,
malawach
Malawach or Melawwaḥ (Hebrew: מלוואח), is a Yemenite Jews, Jewish Yemenite flatbread that is traditional in Yemeni cuisine as well as Israeli cuisine. The name of the dish comes from the Arabic "ملوح", literally “board-like bread� ...
, has been brought to Israel by
Yemenite Jews
Yemenite Jews, also known as Yemeni Jews or Teimanim (from ; ), are a Jewish diaspora group who live, or once lived, in Yemen, and their descendants maintaining their customs. After several waves of antisemitism, persecution, the vast majority ...
.
Khubz mulawah is often eaten for breakfast with
ghee
Ghee is a type of clarified butter, originating from South Asia. It is commonly used for cooking, as a Traditional medicine of India, traditional medicine, and for Hinduism, Hindu religious rituals.
Description
Ghee is typically prepared by ...
and honey on weekends.
Etymology
Both mulawah and
Lahoh
Lahoh ( , or ), is a spongy, flat pancake-like bread.Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, ''Culture and Customs of Somalis'', (Greenwood Press: 2001), p. 113. It is a type of flatbread eaten regularly in Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen and Saud ...
terms come from the Arabic root (
l-w-ḥ) which means the thing that is flat.
See also
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Yemeni cuisine
Yemeni cuisine is distinct from the wider Middle Eastern cuisines with regional variation.
Customs
The generous offering of food to guests is one of the customs in Yemeni culture, and a guest not accepting the offering is considered an insult ...
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Arab cuisine
Arab cuisine collectively refers to the regional culinary traditions of the Arab world, consisting of the Maghreb (the west) and the Mashriq (the east). These cuisines are centuries-old and reflect the culture of trading in ingredients, spices, ...
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Shafoot
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Fatoot
Fatoot () is a group of Yemeni dishes based on shredded bread. Fatoot is commonly served as a side dish or breakfast item, especially during the Islamic holiday of Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed b ...
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Zhug
Sahawiq (Yemeni Arabic: , IPA: aħaːwiq, is a hot sauce originating in Yemeni cuisine. In other countries of the Arabian Peninsula it is also called mabooj (), and bisbaas. In Israel, it is commonly known as zhoug or zhug (from Judeo-Yemenit ...
References
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