Homemade Mankoushe (in the pan) – Lebanese Flatbread
Mankoushe how I miss you! Sometimes it gets to me like a strike, the smell of dough and fresh thyme would trigger my senses like if I was walking by a “fern” in the street (communal oven: referred to the location where the mankoushe is baked). Mankoushe is a typical Lebanese dough similar to a flatbread or pita, it is usually topped with herbs, cheese or meat. You can have it folded, wrapped or open at breakfast or lunch since it would make you feel full & satisfied. You can find it in the “fern” (communal oven) in almost every street at a very cheap price (1$). Yes, it is street food and my favorite… 🙂 When we were kids, my grandma used to take me with my brother to the “fern” every time we had a sleepover, usually early Sunday mornings before the family lunch gathering. Over the years, I used to have the Mankoushe wrap with Zaatar (thyme blend) and vegetables (tomato, cucumber, mint & olives) at school every Fridy until a fern/restaurant opened next to my school and we went over after school …
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