Sabayad, also known as kimis, is a type of
flatbread
A flatbread is a bread made with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened, although some are leavened, such as pizza and pita bread.
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eaten in
Somalia and
Djibouti. It is closely related to the
paratha of the
Indian subcontinent.
History
A very commonly served bread in
Somali cuisine, sabayad is usually eaten during
breakfast
Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night.Anderson, Heather Arndt (2013)''Breakfast: A History'' AltaMira Press. Various "typical" or "t ...
or
dinner. It is made from a dough of plain
flour
Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...
,
water and
salt. Like the paratha, it is rolled into rough squares or circles and then briefly fried in a
pan. However, the sabayad is mainly prepared in the traditional Somali way.
References
External links
Sabayaad - Flatbread
Unleavened breads
Flatbreads
Djiboutian cuisine
Somali cuisine
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