Malawah

Malawax (Somali: Malawax 𐒐𐒖𐒄𐒝𐒄), also malawah (Arabic: ملوح), is a sweet pancake that originated from Somalia.[1] It is a type of pancake eaten regularly in Somalia, Djibouti, parts of Ethiopia and Kenya.

Malawax
Alternative namesMalawah
TypeFlatbread/pancake
Place of originSomalia
Region or stateSomalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Yemen
Main ingredientsPlain flour, eggs, plain flour, white corn flour, milk, [butter ghee], sugar
VariationsCambaabur Laxoox Abu-Beed


Overview

Malawah is a plate sized sweet pancake that is perfect for breakfast or as snack anytime during the day. While there are slight variations in how Somalis make this pancake[2]

While most Somalis call this pancake malawah, this name is also used by Yemeni and Jewish people for a different unrelated kind of flatbread called Malawach/Khubz mulawah.

References

  1. Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, Culture and Customs of Somalis, (Greenwood Press: 2001), p. 113.
  2. "Malawah (Somali Sweet Pancakes) | The Somali Kitchen". www.somalikitchen.com.
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