Lahoh
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Wikidata:
Q1809371
Library of congress:
sh2021004075
Sources of Information
- Work cat: Sefer Minḥat marḥeshet, 2018contents (this work discusses matters of Jewish law connected with the preparation and consumption of Lahoh)
- Eng. Wikipedia, viewed on 14 May 2021:(hdg.: Lahoh; also Laxoox, Lahuh; spongy, pancake-like bread that originated from Yemen. It is a type of flat bread eaten in Yemen and Somalia, and Yemenite Jewish immigrants have popularized the dish in Israel. It is called lahoh by people of Yemen, Somaliland and Djibouti, and canjeero or canjeelo by the people of Somalia, North Eastern Province (Kenya), and the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia)
- Yemenite Lachooch [Lahooh/Lahoh/your preferred spelling of the khhhh sound]; Lahooh is a special bread eaten for centuries by the Jews of Yemen prior to their arrival in Israel. It is made out of a batter that will become a smooth pancake on one side, and a bubbly spongy texture on the other after being steamed in a hot pan ( (Delicious Israel.c) )
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Wikipedia description:
Lahoh (Arabic: لحوح, romanized: laḥūḥ [laħuːħ], Somali: laxoox (𐒐𐒖𐒄𐒝𐒄) or canjeero (𐒋𐒖𐒒𐒃𐒜𐒇𐒙)), is a spongy, flat pancake-like bread. It is a type of flatbread eaten regularly in Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Yemenite Jewish immigrants popularized the dish in Israel. It is called canjeero/canjeelo in southern Somalia and also called laxoox/lahoh in Somaliland, Djibouti, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, respectively.
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