Malawah

For the Yemenite Jewish flatbread, see Malawach. For the Yemeni flatbread, see Khubz mulawah.

Malawah

Alternative names	Malawah
Type	Flatbread/pancake
Place of origin	Somalia
Region or state	Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Yemen
Main ingredients	Flour, eggs, corn flour, milk, butter or ghee, sugar, cardamom
Variations	Cambaabur, Laxoox Abu-Beed

Malawah (Somali: Malawax 𐒐𐒖𐒄𐒝𐒄), also known as Malawax (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.

Overview

Malawah is a plate-sized sweet pancake that is eaten for breakfast or as a snack anytime during the day.^[2] It is similar to a sweet crepe and is flavored with cardamom.^[3]

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.
3. Ahmed, Ifrah F. (17 January 2024). "Malawax (Cardamom Crepe) Recipe". NYT Cooking. Retrieved 2024-01-28.