Meorav Yerushalmi (מעורב ירושלמי)
Jerusalem mixed grill; chopped chicken hearts, spleens, livers, and sometimes breast, grilled with onions and spices (cumin, turmeric, ba...
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Meorav Yerushalmi Charif (מעורב ירושלמי חריף)
Spicy Jerusalem mixed grill.
Meorav Yerushalmi b'Pita (מעורב ירושלמי בפיתה)
Chicken offal, hearts and livers and spleens, seared hard on a flat-top with onion and a heavy hand of spice, then stuffed into pita. A Mahane Yehuda scrap economy turned Jerusalem signature.
Meorav Yerushalmi b'Lafa (מעורב ירושלמי בלאפה)
Meorav Yerushalmi rolled in laffa, not pocketed in pita: chicken hearts, livers and spleens seared with cumin and turmeric, banded the length of a wrap. The Mahane Yehuda grill, in the other bread.
Meorav with Hummus (מעורב עם חומוס)
Mixed grill with hummus.
Meorav Shuk Mahane Yehuda
Mixed grill from Mahane Yehuda market; the original location.
Matbucha b'Pita (מטבוחה בפיתה)
Cooked tomato-pepper salad in pita.
Manakish Za'atar (מנאעיש זעתר)
Za'atar flatbread; za'atar (wild thyme, sumac, sesame) mixed with olive oil, spread on dough, baked. Breakfast staple.
Manakish Zaatar w'Jibneh
Za'atar and cheese combination flatbread.
Manakish Cheese (מנאעיש גבינה)
Cheese flatbread; akkawi or other white cheese melted on flatbread.
Malawach (מלאווח)
Flaky fried flatbread; layered dough, pan-fried until crispy and golden. Served with grated tomato, s'chug, hard-boiled egg.
Malawach with Egg (מלאווח עם ביצה)
Malawach with fried egg cooked on top or folded inside.
Malawach with Cheese (מלאווח עם גבינה)
Malawach with cheese melted inside.
Malawach Sandwich
Malawach is laminated puff-pastry dough fried flat in a pan, so the sandwich rides on a wrapper that is itself a flaky pastry. Grated tomato and zhug cut the richness of a Yemenite bread.
Lahuh (לחוח)
Lahuh is the spongy Yemenite round cooked on one side, all open holes on top. Folded around hilbeh, zhug, egg or cheese, it soaks up its filling instead of walling it off.
Lahuh with Hilbeh
Lahuh with fenugreek dip; traditional combination.
Lahmacun (לחם עג'ין)
Thin flatbread with spiced meat; ground lamb or beef with tomato, peppers, onion spread thin on dough, baked, rolled up to eat.
Laffa (לאפה)
Iraqi flatbread; large, soft, slightly chewy. Perfect for wrapping shawarma, falafel, etc.
Laffa with Za'atar (לאפה עם זעתר)
Laffa with za'atar and olive oil.