Lahmacun
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Lahmacun (Turkish pronunciation: [lahmaˈdʒun]) or lahmajoun (Armenian լահմաջուն lahmaǰun or լահմաջո lahmaǰo), from Arabic: لحم بعجين, lahm bi'ajīn, "meat with dough", is an item of prepared food originating in the early Syrian cuisine of the Levant, consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb). Lahmacun is often served sprinkled with lemon juice and wrapped around vegetables, including pickles, tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, and parsley or cilantro; atypical variants may be found employing kebab meat or sauces.
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[edit] Availability in the near and middle east
Prominently made and sold in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey where there are restaurants that specialise in lahmacun.
[edit] Availability worldwide
Lahmacun can be found in many countries with sizeable Near and Middle Eastern communities - where it is sometimes labeled as Turkish Pizza or Armenian Pizza.[1][2] In Australia there has been a proliferation of kebab and lahmacun take-away restaurants. In Canada there are Armenian, Lebanese, and Turkish restaurants specializing in lahmacun. In many German, Dutch, Belgian, and English towns (North London in particular) there are Turkish-menu restaurants that sell doner kebab and lahmacun. In South America there are Syrian, Turkish and Armenian communities with associated restaurants, and a prepackaged frozen version called "Lehmeyun" (Spanish transliteration of Arabic name) may be found in the markets.
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