Saj

We packed away our clothing and the kitchen (the coffee-pots and mortar, one saucepan, the goatskin for water, and a large convex iron pan called a saj for making the flat bread we seemed condemned to live on) and made ready to slip away. ❋ King, Laurie R. (1999)

In one of the alleys of my beloved Damascus, we sat in an old cafe and ate some saj bread. ❋ Unknown (2009)

November 2, 2009 at 4: 41 pm fleece pullover for me please, thanks saj abbas says ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Numerous types of flatbreads can be made on a saj, so the term "saj bread," occaisionally seen on Middle Eastern style menus in the West, could refer to any number of breads. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

Probably the most famous type of bread made on the saj is marquk markook, marquq bread. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

For the sandwiches a piece of flatbread dough is quickly cooked on the saj, then one side of the flatbread is spread with toppings za'atar with oil, cheese, diced chicken, or thick labne yogurt are popular choices. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

But the traditional version wraps the chicken in a kind of bread called marquq, a very thin flatbread made on a saj grill. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

Last time I was in Paris I think I saw more saj stands than in Lebanon, such was their popularity for tasty cheap street food. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

The saj صاج is a round domed grill found across the eastern Mediterranean, particularly in Lebanon, that is used for cooking a preparing a variety of breads, sandwiches, and meats. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

The easiest way to replicate the saj at home is to find an old wok you don't care about, then clean the bottom well, invert it over a gas burner, and heat it up. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

The meat is usually very thinly sliced, marinated, and then the strips are grilled on the saj. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

I'd really like to have a store bought gasburning saj. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

The saj is literally a metal dome with a heat source underneath, usually a ring of gas flames. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

A friend made for me a saj from a 55 gallon barrel drum with, as you suggest, a very large wok turned upside down over the top. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

I wanted to set up a saj stand at the Texas State Fair. ❋ Mercedes (2009)

A friend and I always thought we could make a profitable business in bringing the saj to New York, but until we do, the U.S. may continue to be a sadly saj-less place. ❋ Mercedes (2009)