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Sabich

Sabich or sabih is a sandwich of pita or laffa bread stuffed with fried eggplants, hard boiled eggs, chopped salad, parsley, amba and tahini sauce. It is a staple of Israeli cuisine.Its ingredients are based on a traditional quick breakfast of Sephardic Jews. Sabich is sold in many businesses throughout Israel. There are several theories on the origin of the name sabich. Many credit the name to the first name of Sabih Tzvi Halabi, a Jewish man born in Iraq and made aliyah to Israel who operated a small restaurant in Ramat Gan. He is credited for originally serving the sandwich. Another theory is that sabich is an acronym of the Hebrew words "Salat, Beitsa, Yoter Ḥatsil" סלט ביצה יותר חציל, meaning "salad, egg, more eggplant". This is probably a humorous interpretation and hence a backronym.

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