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Arqoob women continue bake traditional pita bread
16-1-2019
Al Mustaqbal on January 15 devoted an article to the baking of traditional bread known as ‘saj’ made by women in the southern district of Arqoob. Village women still follow the conventional method they inherited from their mothers in the preparation, shaping and baking of the dough using what is known as the wood-burning ‘saj’ stove. Contrary to the present gas stove method, the newspaper wrote, Arqoob women prefer to use the ‘tablieh’ (low stool) to knead the dough and the ‘cara’ (special cloth) to skillfully place the dough after flattening it and then setting it on the saj skillet. The product is a light brown crispy loaf that can be relished with village labneh, olive, oil and zaatar by the children, grandchildren and neighbors. Al Mustaqbal said the saj bread in the Arqoob area takes up a significant part of the daily chores of housewives. It is also a source of livelihood for some of them who help their husbands in providing for their households, especially in the winter season where expenses increase and work prospects become less. The pita markook bread in conclusion, is a blessing in Arqoob as it brings together the whole family members in preparing firewood to kneading the dough and then packing the bread loaves. (Al Mustaqbal, January 15, 2019)
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