Eggah

{{short description|Arab dish of eggs in a pancake}}

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Eggah ({{langx|arz|عجه }} ʻEgga) is an egg-based dish in Egyptian cuisine that is similar to a frittata.{{cite web |last1=Rivera |first1=Oswald |title=Eggah – Arabic Egg Cake |url=http://www.oswaldrivera.com/2013/11/eggah-arabic-egg-cake/ |website=oswald rivera |accessdate=27 August 2018}} It is also known as Egyptian omelet.{{cite book |last1=Roden |first1=Claudia |title=The New Book of Middle Eastern Food |date=1986 |publisher=Penguin Books |page=169 |isbn=9780307558565 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r723owliVz8C&q=Arab+omelet |accessdate=27 August 2018}} Eggah is commonly seasoned with spices such as pepper, cinnamon, cumin, coriander seeds, turmeric, nutmeg and fresh herbs.{{Cite book

| title = The New Book of Middle Eastern Food

| last = Roden

| first = Claudia

| authorlink = Claudia Roden

| publisher = Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

| year = 2008

| location = New York

| pages = 174

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=r723owliVz8C&q=Eggah

| isbn = 9780307558565}} It is generally thick, commonly filled with vegetables and sometimes meat and cooked until completely firm. It is usually circle-shaped and served sliced into rectangles or wedges, sometimes hot and sometimes cold.{{Cite web

| url = https://oswaldatlarge.blogspot.com/2013/11/eggah-arabic-egg-cake.html

| title = Eggah – Arabic Egg Cake

| first = Oswald

| last = Rivera

| date = 2013-11-13

| accessdate = 2017-11-14}} Eggah can be served as an appetizer, main course or side dish.

Variations of the eggah can include fillings such as; parsley, onion, tomato, bell pepper, and leek.

There is a similar dish in Indonesia called martabak, which involves creating an egg skin (or sometimes a thin dough) to cook it from within; it is also served with a dipping sauce.{{Cite web

| url = https://gourmetpigs.blogspot.com/2011/12/indonesian-street-eats-martabak-mesir.html

| title = Indonesian Street Eats: Martabak Mesir (Egyptian Omelet)

| date = 2011-12-18

| accessdate = 2017-11-14}} Eggah is also similar to a frittata, Spanish omelette, Persian kuku or a French-style omelette.