Ladenia (Greek Island Onion and Tomato Flatbread)
Ladenia is a Cycladic flatbread from the island of Kimolos, often called Greece's answer to pizza, though it predates it by centuries. A soft...
Jachnun (Yemeni Sabbath Morning Rolled Pastry)
Jachnun is a Yemeni pastry made of laminated dough rolled into a tight coil and baked low and slow overnight, traditionally pulled from the...
Mhadjeb (Algerian Stuffed Semolina Flatbread)
Mhadjeb are Algeria's favorite folded street-food flatbreads, stuffed with a jammy onion and tomato filling and griddled until crisp. Vendors sell them wrapped in...
Fatayer bi Sabanekh (Lebanese Spinach Hand Pies)
Fatayer are Lebanon's answer to the hand pie, tender dough folded around a tangy spinach filling brightened with sumac and lemon. They travel well...
Cilbir (Turkish Poached Eggs in Garlic Yogurt)
Cilbir pairs silky poached eggs with cool garlicky yogurt and a drizzle of sizzling chili butter, a combination said to date back to the...
Katmer (Turkish Gaziantep Stuffed Breakfast Pastry)
Katmer is a specialty of Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey: a thin, buttery pastry folded around clotted cream and pistachios, then griddled until crisp. It...
Manakish Za’atar (Lebanese Za’atar Flatbread)
Manakish is Lebanon's favorite breakfast bread, a soft flatbread brushed with olive oil and za'atar and baked until the edges crisp. Grab one folded...
Fatteh (Levantine Chickpea, Yogurt and Toasted Bread Breakfast)
Fatteh layers crisp toasted pita, warm spiced chickpeas, and cool garlicky yogurt into one of the most comforting breakfasts in Lebanon and Syria. It...
Malawach (Yemeni-Israeli Fried Flatbread)
Malawach is a laminated flatbread of Yemenite origin, pan-fried in butter until flaky and golden. In Israel it is a beloved weekend breakfast, served...
Ful Medames (Egyptian Breakfast Fava Beans)
Ful medames is Egypt's national breakfast: slow-cooked fava beans mashed with garlic, lemon, and olive oil, then topped with whatever's on hand, tomato, egg,...