Lahmacun

Lahmacun, Lahmajoun (IPA: [lahmaˈdʒun]) or lahm bi-`ajĩn (From Arabic لحم بعجين lahm bi-`ajĩn, "meat with dough") also known known as Turkish pizza and Armenian pizza is an Anatolian dish usually made up of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb). Lahmacun is often sprinkled with lemon juice, and then served rolled up with pickles or other vegetables, including tomatoes, peppers and onions.

Availability In The Middle-East

Lahmacun is most prominently made and sold in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, Georgia, Iran and Syria, where there are many restaurants that cater solely to lahmacun – these are called furn lahm bi-`ajĩn (lahm bi-ajin bakery) in Arabic.

Availability Outside Of The Middle-East

Lahmacun can be found in many countries with sizeable Arabian communities. In Canada, there are Turkish, Lebanese restaurants specializing in lahmacun. In many German and Dutch restaurants that sell kebab, lahmacun is usually filled with vegetables like lettuce, red cabbage, onions and others and topped off with kebab meat and a sauce (usually spicy on a tomato base or mild on a yoghurt base); it is then rolled into a tube to be eaten right away. In Australia, particularly Sydney and Canberra the dish is known as pide. It is fast replacing Italian pizza as a snack food in the Inner-City areas of Canberra and those parts of Sydney which boast a large Arabian, Lebanese or Turkish population. The Australian version of the dish is usually partly rolled up into a boat-shape and cut into pieces before serving and served with lemon wedges.

See also

• Sfiha