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Lamajun
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Also known as Lahma bi'ajin, lahmajun, lamadjo, Lahmajoun, Middle Eastern pizza, Turkish pizza

Lahmacun, lahmajun or lahmajo is a Middle Eastern flatbread topped with minced meat (most commonly beef or lamb), minced vegetables, and herbs such as onions, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers, and parsley, flavored with spices such as chili pepper and paprika, then baked. Lahmacun is often wrapped around vegetables, including pickles, tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, parsley, and roasted eggplant.

Key facts

Food.name
Lahmacun
Food.image
File:Lahmacun.jpg
Food.caption
Lahmacun with salad
Food.alternate_name
Lahmadjoune, Lahmajun, lahmajoun, ''lahm b'ajin, lahmajo, lahmajin, lahamagine, lahmatzoun''
Food.region
Levant
Food.course
Main
Food.served
Warm
Food.main_ingredient
Minced meat, vegetables and herbs

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
dish
Material used
vegetable
Image
Lahmacun.jpg
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course
mazza
Commons category
Lahmacun
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Etymology and terminology
  • History
  • By region
  • Variations
  • Controversy
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References

Lahmacun, lahmajun or lahmajo is a Middle Eastern flatbread topped with minced meat (most commonly beef or lamb), minced vegetables, and herbs such as onions, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers, and parsley, flavored with spices such as chili pepper and paprika, then baked. Lahmacun is often wrapped around vegetables, including pickles, tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, parsley, and roasted eggplant.

Originating in the Levant region of West Asia, where it is traditionally known by its Arabic name lahm bi ʿajīn ("meat with dough"). Lahm bi ajeen or lahmacun is a popular dish in Lebanon and Syria.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lamajun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.