Malawach or melawwaḥ, is a Jewish Yemenite flatbread that is traditional in Yemeni cuisine and Israeli cuisine. The name of the dish comes from the Arabic "ملوح", literally “board-like bread”. It was
Malawach, as traditionally served by Yemenite Jews, with zhoug and resek
Malawach dough that has been rolled in out, spread with butter and formed into a coil
Malawach as traditionally served in Israel, with hard-boiled egg, resek (grated tomato) with zhug, Israeli salad, and an Israeli pickle
Resek agvaniyot, or resek, is an Israeli condiment made of grated tomatoes that is traditionally served with malawach, jachnun, bourekas, kubaneh, and other dishes. It is frequently paired with zhug,
Malawach
…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 resek agvaniyot. Sometimes it is served with honey. The dough traditionally takes three days to make, since it is a multi-stage process, and the dough must rest in…
Resek agvaniyot (upper left), as served with jachnun, zkhug, and a hardboiled egg
Resek agvaniyot served in a bowl as a condiment or dip