Sakhina - roasted flatbread cooked in zebda baladi and molasses

Sahina - roasted flatbread cooked in zebda baladi and molasses.

Betaw - flat bread is made with sorghum or corn flour. The bread is baked extremely thin, using a matraha. This is why flat bread hold the name merahrah - which alludes to its thin and flat format. The women that make merahah bread use a lot of skill to reach its thin and crunchy texture. The betaw bread is often used in dishes for soaking, but mainly used to eat as a snack with cheese. Sometimes it is cooked in zebda baladi and molasses to make Sakhina - an energy food for new mothers.