Lahmacun

Lahmacun (Lahmajun)
Lahmacun with salad
Alternative namesLahmajun, lahmajoun, lahm b'ajin, lahmajo, lahmajin, lahamagine, lahmatzoun
CourseMain
Region or stateLevant[1]
Serving temperatureWarm
Main ingredientsMinced meat, vegetables and herbs
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Lahmacun is often topped with vegetables and rolled up.

Lahmacun (/ˌlɑːməˈdʒuːn/ lah-mə-JOON),[a] Lahmajun, or Lahmajo (Armenian: լահմաջո),[2] is a Middle Eastern flatbread topped with minced meat (most commonly beef or lamb), minced vegetables, and herbs including onions, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers, and parsley, flavored with spices such as chili pepper and paprika, then baked.[3] Lahmacun is often wrapped around vegetables, including pickles, tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, parsley, and roasted eggplant.[4][5][6][7]

Originating from the Levant,[1] lahm bi ajeen or lahmacun is a popular dish in Lebanon and Syria.[8][9] In the Levant it is part of a series of foods called, collectively, Manakish - flatbreads with toppings. It is also sometimes referred to as "Lebanese pizza".[10] It is also very popular in Armenia[11][2] and Turkey.[11] It is sometimes described as "Armenian pizza",[12] or "Turkish pizza",[13] or similar names due to its shape and superficial similarity. However, unlike pizza, lahmacun is not usually prepared with cheese[11] and the crust is thinner.[14] In Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine it is also known as "sfiha" (Arabic: صفيحة, romanized: ṣafīḥa, lit. 'thin plate' or 'sheet').

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  7. ^ Jeff Hertzberg, M.D.; Zoë François (2011). Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day. St. Martin's Press. pp. 216–218. ISBN 978-1-4299-9050-9.
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  11. ^ a b c Carol Helstosky (2008). Pizza: A Global History. London: Reaktion Books. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-1-86189-630-8.
  12. ^ "'Armenian Pizza' Is the Comfort Food You Didn't Know You Were Missing (Recipe)". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2020. No one knows for certain whether lahmacun's roots lie in Armenia, or elsewhere in the Middle East. "The race to find where these ancient foods originated is not fruitful territory," cautioned Naomi Duguid, author of Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan. After all, meat-enhanced flatbreads are ubiquitous throughout the region...
  13. ^ "Turkish flatbread lahmacun – just don't call it pizza". South China Morning Post. 4 April 2015.
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