Malawax | |
Alternate Name: | Malawah |
Country: | Somalia |
Region: | Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Yemen |
Type: | Flatbread/pancake |
Main Ingredient: | Flour, eggs, corn flour, milk, butter or ghee, sugar, cardamom |
Variations: | Cambaabur, Laxoox Abu-Beed |
Malawax (Somali: ), also malawah (Arabic: ملوح), is a sweet pancake that originated from Somalia.[1] It is a type of pancake eaten regularly in Somalia, Djibouti, parts of Ethiopia and Kenya.
Malawah is a plate-sized sweet pancake that is eaten for breakfast or as a snack anytime during the day.[2] It is similar to a sweet crepe and is flavored with cardamom.[3]