Malawach

Malawach served with tomato sauce and skhug

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]}

See also

• Jachnun
• Lahoh
• Cuisine of the Mizrahi Jews

References

1. ^ Old memories, new dishes: Malawach reinvented
2. ^ Roden, Claudia (1997). The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York. Knopf. p. 549. ISBN 0-394-53258-9. 
3. ^ Old memories, new dishes: Malawach reinvented