Awameh
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| Alternative names | زلابية (zlabieh) |
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| Type | fried-dough |
| Place of origin | Levant |
| Region or state | Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel |
| Variations | dough, sugar syrup or honey, cinnamon |
Awameh (Arabic: عوامة) which is Arabic for “Floater”, is a kind of fried-dough Levantine pastry similar to doughnut holes, made of deep fried dough, soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame. In the Middle East, they are also known as ‘zlabieh’ (زلابية). They are associated with Christmas and the "circumcision of Christ", or baptism, called Ghtas.[1] It is also referred to as Awwameh.[2]
See also
- Loukoumades
- Boortsog-Tuzlu lokma
- Churro
- Gulab jamun
- Jalebi
- Lokum
- Puff Puff
- Tulumba
- Funnel cake
- List of doughnut varieties
- List of fried dough foods
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