How to pronounce Samoon

Samoon is written صمون where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /sˤamˈmuːn/. In plain English letters that is sahm-MOON, 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 Samoon?

Samoon is a bread or pastry of Iraq. Where it comes from: All Iraq. People usually eat it for breakfast and at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes savory.

Where Samoon comes from

Samoon 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.

• Kahi كاهي · Dessert · All Iraq

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

• Makhlama مخلمة · Main dish · All Iraq

  Makhlama is an Iraqi dish of eggs, minced meat and tomatoes, eaten mostly for breakfast or supper.

• 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

Dishes like Samoon in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Samoon:

• Kalaneh کلانه · Bread & pastry · Kurdistan, Iran

  Kalaneh is a Kurdish dish made in the different Kurdish regions of Iran, known mostly as a flatbread eaten as a starter or an afternoon snack, and sometimes called "Kurdish pizza".

• Sembusek · Bread & pastry · Mardin, Türkiye

  Sembusek is a half-moon pastry from Mardin, filled with minced meat, onion, parsley and spices, and baked in a stone oven.

• Sfiha baalbakiyeh صفيحة بعلبكية · Bread & pastry · Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon

  Sfiha is a flatbread baked with a topping of minced meat, often a mix of mutton and veal, flavoured with onions, tomatoes, pine nuts and spices.

• Malawach מלאווח · Bread & pastry · Israel

  Malawach is a Yemenite Jewish flatbread that is traditional in Yemeni and Israeli cooking.