How to pronounce Makhlama

Makhlama is written مخلمة where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /maxˈlama/. In plain English letters that is makh-LAH-mah, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Makhlama?

Makhlama is a main dish of Iraq. Where it comes from: All Iraq. People usually eat it for breakfast and at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are egg and vegetables. It tastes savory.

Where Makhlama comes from

Makhlama is one of 14 signature dishes of Iraq on this map.

• Kleicha كليجة · Dessert · All Iraq

  Kleicha are small cookies of a dough flavoured with cardamom, filled with dates, walnuts or sweet coconut, and baked.

• Quzi قوزي · Rice dish · All Iraq

  Quzi, also spelled qoozi or ghoozi, is a rice dish counted among the national dishes of Iraq.

• Samoon صمون · Bread & pastry · All Iraq

  Samoon is a yeast bread eaten mainly in Iraq, where it is one of the most widespread breads alongside the flat khubz.

• Kahi كاهي · Dessert · All Iraq

  Kahi is an Iraqi breakfast pastry made from layers of thin, flaky filo-like dough.

• Tashreeb تشريب · Soup & stew · All Iraq

  Tashreeb is an Iraqi dish of bread soaked in broth.

• Masgouf مسكوف · Main dish · Baghdad, along the Tigris

  Masgouf is a carp, usually from the Tigris or the Euphrates, split open, salted and seasoned, and grilled upright on stakes facing a fire of apricot or tamarisk wood, then laid flat on the embers at the end.

Food of Iraq

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• Cappon magro · Main dish · Genoa, Italy

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