Meorav with Hummus (מעורב עם חומוס)
Mixed grill with hummus.
Mixed grill with hummus.
Mixed grill from Mahane Yehuda market; the original location.
Cooked tomato-pepper salad in pita.
Za'atar flatbread; za'atar (wild thyme, sumac, sesame) mixed with olive oil, spread on dough, baked. Breakfast staple.
Za'atar and cheese combination flatbread.
Cheese flatbread; akkawi or other white cheese melted on flatbread.
Flaky fried flatbread; layered dough, pan-fried until crispy and golden. Served with grated tomato, s'chug, hard-boiled egg.
Malawach with fried egg cooked on top or folded inside.
Malawach with cheese melted inside.
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.
Spongy pancake; fermented batter cooked into spongy bread with many holes. Used to scoop or wrap.
Lahuh with fenugreek dip; traditional combination.
Thin flatbread with spiced meat; ground lamb or beef with tomato, peppers, onion spread thin on dough, baked, rolled up to eat.
Iraqi flatbread; large, soft, slightly chewy. Perfect for wrapping shawarma, falafel, etc.
Laffa with za'atar and olive oil.
Tunisian chickpea soup; served in bowl with torn bread, egg, harissa, olive oil, cumin. Bread soaks up soup.
Kubeh in pita; semolina shell with meat filling, served in pita.
Pull-apart overnight bread; dough balls baked together slowly, served Shabbat morning.