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Manakeesh are flatbreads baked with za'atar, cheese or minced meat, a Levantine breakfast that Abu Dhabi's Arab communities brought with them and that bakeries sell hot; in United Arab Emirates we have verified places to eat it in Abu Dhabi. Start with where to eat Manakeesh in Abu Dhabi.
Manakeesh are flatbreads baked with za'atar, cheese or minced meat, a Levantine breakfast that Abu Dhabi's Arab communities brought with them and that bakeries sell hot.
Manakish, spelled manaqeesh in Abu Dhabi, is a Levantine pastry of dough topped with za'atar, cheese or ground meat, eaten at breakfast or lunch. Women traditionally baked the dough in a communal oven in the morning, and Lebanon had the practice inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list in 2023. Migrants from across the Arab world brought the oven and the bread to Abu Dhabi, where it sits beside Emirati breakfast breads. The Michelin Guide notes a queue for manaqeesh and fresh bread at Al Farah, and Zaatar and Karak bakes manakish on Hudayriyat Island.
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