That seems like it should be so obvious, and yet I never considered it. Hey, is Matbucha (Middle Eastern version of salsa, often served on Malawach) the chef's special? As in tabach, chef...
toby | 08.10.06 - 8:55 pm | #

yum :)
Sarah | Homepage | 08.11.06 - 9:40 am | #

Toby - I can't really find anything about the etymology of matbucha, but I'm guessing it means "cooked stuff" - tabakha means "he cooked" in Arabic.

Sarah - Ever had matbucha on malawach? Really good...
Dave (Balashon) | Homepage | 08.11.06 - 10:55 am | #

i think so... but i'll keep that in mind anyway!
Sarah | Homepage | 08.15.06 - 1:17 pm | #

all these talking about malawah makes me hungry, nice to meet you ;)
chanit | Homepage | 08.25.06 - 7:29 pm | #

'malawah' is very close to 'halawah', a sweet dish. 'baqlawah' also come to mind.

Over decades the recipe changes.
kevin | 08.25.06 - 9:57 pm | #

Chanit - Nice to meet you too!

Kevin - they do have similar sounding names, but they have very different etymologies.
Dave (Balashon) | Homepage | 08.27.06 - 9:31 pm | #

I'm surprised no one mentioned מָלוּחַ, salty, the best way for malawach to be eaten.
NG | Homepage | 11.11.07 - 10:00 pm | #