Taboon bread

Taboon bread
Taboon bread, main component of musakhan
Type Flatbread wrap
Place of origin Middle East (Levant/Iraq)
Region or state Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Turkey and Yemen

Taboon bread (Arabic: خبز طابون‎) or Lafah/Lafa (Arabic: لفة‎) is a Middle Eastern flatbread. In Israel it is also called láfa (Hebrew: לאפה‎) or Iraqi pita (Hebrew: פיתה עיראקית‎), and in Jerusalem sometimes esh-tanur (Hebrew: אַשתנוּר‎).[1]

It is used as a wrap used in many cuisines. This type of flatbread is traditionally baked in a Tabun oven and eaten with different fillings.[2]

Taboon bread is sold as street food, stuffed with hummus, falafel or shaved meat.[3] Taboon bread is a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine worldwide.[4]

Variations

  • Lafah or Lafa (Arabic: لفة‎) is an Iraqi pita that is of medium thickness, slightly chewy, doesn't tear easily, and is mostly used to wrap shawarma in food stands. It is popular in Israel,[5][6] where it is common at bakeries and food stands.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eating pious pastries in Mea Shearim
  2. ↑ Ambassador of peace or cuisine from mideast?
  3. ↑ Different Breads at your Jerusalem Hotel Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Duncan Garwood (1 September 2009). Mediterranean Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 860. ISBN 978-1-74104-856-8. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Sarah Nadav (2010-09-04). "Let's meat at Aish - restaurant specializes in Eastern-style meats and delicious salads". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Did You Know? Israeli Cuisine" (PDF). jewishfederations.org. Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C. 2010-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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