Malawah — country by country
Yemen's coiled, flaky griddle bread — buttery spirals pulled apart layer by layer.
Every country brings its own touch. Here's how they differ.
🇾🇪 Yemen
⏱ 50 minIn Sanaa and across the diaspora, malawah is the bread that stretches a breakfast: rolled with samn, coiled like a rope, and fried until each spiral shatters — dunked in honey or scooped through fasolia and shakshouka.
✨ What makes it special
The rope-coil lamination with samn (often scented with hilbeh or black seed) makes spirals you can unwind at the table.