Lahmacun, also called 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, and is often wrapped around vegetables including pickled vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, parsley and roasted eggplant. It originated in the Levant region of West Asia, where it is traditionally known by its Arabic name lahm bi ajin, meaning meat with dough, and remains popular in Lebanon and Syria, with variants also common in Armenia and Turkey, where in English it is sometimes called Armenian pizza or Turkish pizza for its round shape, though it traditionally contains neither cheese nor tomato sauce and uses a thinner crust.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own account Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own accountThe Levant region of West Asia; earliest documented in medieval Syria. 1 Classification
Dietary SuitabilitySourced to the subject's own accountContains Meat or Poultry 1 FAQs
How is lahmacun different from pizza?
Lahmacun is thinner and usually has no cheese; its topping is finely minced meat and vegetables.
Despite the nickname Turkish pizza, lahmacun is much thinner than pizza and usually has no cheese. It is topped with a finely minced mixture of meat, vegetables, herbs and spices, while pizza typically has a thicker or more elastic dough, tomato sauce, cheese and individually arranged toppings.
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WikipediaLead section, second sentence
It originated in the Levant region of West Asia and the earliest known written evidence of its existence come from medieval Syria
History section, thirteenth-century Aleppo cookbook
A 13th-century Syrian cookbook compiled in Aleppo, Kitāb al-Wusla ilā al-Ḥabīb (Scents and Flavors), contains a recipe describing minced meat spread on thin dough and baked in a brick oven (furn).
Introduction
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.
- In Cuisine: Armenian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Lebanese Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Turkish Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
Expresses Tradition: Bread Baking, lead paragraph
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.
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- Uses Ingredient: Wheat Flour, Infobox main_ingredient field: Wheat flour, minced meat, vegetables and herbs
- Uses Ingredient: Ground Meat, Infobox main_ingredient field: Wheat flour, minced meat, vegetables and herbs
- Uses Ingredient: Vegetable, Infobox main_ingredient field: Wheat flour, minced meat, vegetables and herbs
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