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Malawax
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Alternative names Malawah
Type Flatbread/pancake
Place of origin Somalia
Region or state Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Yemen
Main ingredients Plain flour, eggs, self-rising flour, white corn flour, milk, yeast, sugar
Variations Cambaabur Laxoox Abu-Beed

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

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

While most Somalis call this pancake malawah, this name is used by Yemeni and Jewish people for a different kind of flatbread which Somalis call sabaayad.

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