Fatteh

Fatteh is an Arab dish, its name meaning crushed or crumbs in Arabic, made of pieces of fresh, toasted, grilled or fried flatbread covered with other ingredients that vary by region, most commonly a base of flatbread, yogurt, chickpeas and oil, with regional versions adding meat, eggplant, nuts or spices. It originates in the Middle East, particularly the Mashriq region and Egypt, with roots traced to Pharaonic Egypt and similar preparations documented in tenth century Arabic cookbooks, and it gained particular popularity during the Fatimid Caliphate of the tenth to twelfth centuries. It is assembled by layering crumbled bread at the bottom topped with other ingredients, originally a way to use up stale bread, and is served warm as either a breakfast dish or a main course.