Lahoh

Lahoh (Arabic: لحوح, romanized: laḥūḥ [laħuːħ], Somali: laxoox (𐒐𐒖𐒄𐒝𐒄) or canjeero (𐒋𐒖𐒒𐒃𐒜𐒇𐒙)), is a spongy, flat pancake-like bread. It is a type of flat bread eaten regularly in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen. Yemenite Jewish immigrants popularized the dish in Israel. It is called Canjeero/Canjeelo in Somalila and Djibouti, and called Laxoox/Lahoh in Somaliland, respectively.

Lahoh/Canjeero
Alternative namesLahooh, Laxoox, Canjeero, and Canjeelo
TypeFlatbreads/Pancake
Place of originHorn of Africa and Arabian Peninsula
Region or stateEast Africa and Middle East
Main ingredientsPlain flour, Sorghum flour, Wheat flour, Self-rising flour, White cornmeal/cornflour, Water, Yeast, Salt
VariationsCambaabur, Laxoox Abu-Beed
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