Taboon bread

Taboon bread

Taboon bread, main component of musakhan
Type	Flatbread wrap
Place of origin	Middle East (Levant/Iraq)
Region or state	Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Turkey and Yemen

Taboon bread (Arabic: خبز طابون‎‎) or Lafah/Lafa (Arabic: لفة‎‎) is a Middle Eastern flatbread. In Israel it is also called láfa (Hebrew: לאפה‎‎) or Iraqi pita (Hebrew: פיתה עיראקית‎‎), and in Jerusalem sometimes esh-tanur (Hebrew: אַשתנוּר‎‎).

It is used as a wrap used in many cuisines. This type of flatbread is traditionally baked in a Tabun oven and eaten with different fillings.

Taboon bread is sold as street food, stuffed with hummus, falafel or shaved meat. Taboon bread is a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine worldwide.