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Yemenite Jewish flatbread For the Somali sweet pancake, see Malawah . Malawach or Melawwaḥ (Hebrew: מלוואח), is a 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”. It was brought to Israel by Yemenite Jews . Malawach resembles a thick pancake but consists of thin layers of puff pastry brushed with oil or fat and cooked flat in a frying pan. It is traditionally served with hard-boiled eggs , zhug , and a crushed or grated tomato dip . Sometimes it is served with honey . The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food . The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food .
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Yemenite Jewish flatbread Malawach , ( ), is a flatbread that is traditional in Yemenite Jewish cuisine in Israel . It was brought to Israel by Yemenite Jews . Malawach resembles a thick pancake but consists of thin layers of puff pastry brushed with oil or fat and cooked flat in a frying pan. It is traditionally served with hard-boiled eggs, zhug , and a crushed or grated tomato dip. Sometimes it is served with honey. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food . The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food .
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Yemenite Jewish flatbread For the Somali sweet pancake, see Malawah .Malawach or Melawwaḥ , ( ; literally means "board-like bread"), is a flatbread that is traditional in Yemenite Jewish cuisine . It was brought to Israel by Yemenite Jews . Malawach resembles a thick pancake but consists of thin layers of puff pastry brushed with oil or fat and cooked flat in a frying pan. It is traditionally served with hard-boiled eggs, zhug , and a crushed or grated tomato dip. Sometimes it is served with honey. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food . The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food .
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flatbread that is traditional in yemenite jewish cuisine in israel
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jewish yemenite flatbread that is traditional in yemeni cuisine and israeli cuisine
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