Malawach
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Malawach or malawah (Hebrew: מלווח) is a fried bread that is a staple of the Jews of Yemen.
Malawach resembles a thick pancake, and it consists of thin layers of puff pastry brushed with oil or fat and cooked flat in a frying pan. [1]It is traditionally served with a crushed or grated tomato dip, hard boiled eggs and skhug, or for a sweet taste, it is often served with honey.[2]
Through immigration of Yemenite Jews to Israel, it has become a favorite comfort food for Israelis of all backgrounds and national origins. Frozen malawah can be used as a substitute for dough in different recipes. [3]
A bread similar to malawach is also known as paratha or Indian flat-bread in Indian cuisine.[citation needed]
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- ^ Old memories, new dishes: Malawach reinvented
- ^ Roden, Claudia (1997). The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York. Knopf. p. 549. ISBN 0-394-53258-9.
- ^ Old memories, new dishes: Malawach reinvented
