Mouthwatering, satisfying, fluffy. Fatayer, manakish, flatbread. However you choose to describe it, the Middle Eastern staple always hits the spot for breakfast. And now that breakfast is back, we know what our inaugural meal is going to be to welcome it back into our daily routines.
What better way to celebrate the return of breakfast than by biting into a freshly baked man’ousheh hot from the oven? How about celebrating it with several different flavors: zaatar, halloumi, four cheeses and scrambled eggs sound good to you? Novo Pizza has them all on offer and ready for you to tuck into starting the early hours of the morning (post-sunrise!) come Eid Al Fitr!
Just like we love Novo Pizza’s delectable pizza pies, their manakish (or Fatayer, if you’re going by their menu name) hit similarly. After all, the restaurant is using the same delicious homemade dough they use to make their pizzas to make their savoury flatbreads, only with different fresh toppings that give it the Levantine look that makes fatayer so regionally loved.
Novo’s fatayer menu has all of our classic favorites: Za’atar, halloumi and four cheese – which includes two of the necessities when it comes to fatayer-ing: Halloumi and kashkaval, plus two modern favourites for binding and tanginess: mozzarella and feta. But, it’s also included some creative additions: Spinach Feta and Kashkaval, Veggie Fatayer, Spinach Fatayer (made specially by Mama Afaf and the flavor is truly unforgettable), Pepperoni Fatayer and get this – scrambled eggs! Can you think of a better way to welcome back breakfast than by combining your two favorite breakfast foods?
Speaking of which, if you’re all about the combinations, then feast on half and half options. Novo Pizza lets you choose any two toppings to put on one fatayer, creating a half-
and-half dream come true. The law of probability applies here in that your options are endless. So, what will you choose? Pepperoni and Halloumi? Kashkaval and Spinach with Za’atar? Za’atar and Spinach? Mix and match to your heart’s content and enjoy your fatayer your way.
If you’re a purist and want a variety of fatayer without having the different toppings share the delicious, pillowy dough base, you can get 3 different fatayers for 3KD or 5 fatayers for 5KD. This also works if you’re feeding a family, having a breakfast gathering, or if you just like to have lots of different fatayer around you. If you ask us, that’s a good deal! Because committing to only one fatayer for breakfast is so pre-2020 (Just kidding. We never did it before 2020 either.)
You can also end your return to breakfast with a celebratory sweet note and treat yourself and your family to Cinnamon Pie or Cinnamon Crumble. Both delicious concoctions are the sweet, sugary cinnamon-heavy fatayer you wish you would’ve invented, each topped with a vanilla glaze. If you’re feeling adventurous, go for a Mexican twist (literally!) and get some churros! Hot, sugary, rolled in cinnamon and perfect when dipped into vanilla sauce. Picture how great that would be with a nice steaming cup of tea, all while the sun is out and shining.
Get back on the breakfast train and ring it in the best way during the long Eid break and all summer long. Just order your favorite familiar flavors through Novo Pizza, lay out a spread of fresh tomato, labneh, zeit and za’atar, olives and mint and enjoy!
Order Novo Pizza from novopizzakw.com, or find them on Talabat, Deliveroo, or through their call center at 22091190. Follow @Novo.pizza on Instagram to get their latest updates and deals.
