*'''Zaatar''' ([[Arabic]]: زعتر, ''za'tar'', ''manaqish bi'l za'tar''). The most popular form of manakish uses [[zaatar]] as a topping. The zaatar is mixed with olive oil and spead onto the bread before baking it in the oven. It is a favourite breakfast preparation in [[Palestine]], and is alsopopularly served byfor [[Palestinianbreakfast people|Palestinian]] andin [[Lebanon|Lebanese]], cooks as part of aand [[mezzeSyria]], or as a snack with a glass of mint tea and feta cheese on the side.<ref name=Wright>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=x3t2IJeFIh8C&pg=PA310&dq=manaqish&as_brr=3&ei=UxOpS9SVCpH4yATAkr35DQ&cd=1#v=onepage&q=manaqish&f=false|page=310|title=Little foods of the Mediterranean: 500 fabulous recipes for antipasti, tapas, hors d'oeuvre, meze, and more|first1=Clifford A.|last1=Wright|edition=Illustrated|publisher=Harvard Common Press|year=2003|ISBN=1558322272, 9781558322271}}</ref><ref name=Carterp68>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EskzgI-229IC&pg=PA260&dq=manaeesh&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=GxqpS-66BpKCyAT88qH0DQ&cd=1#v=onepage&q=manaeesh&f=false|page=68|title=Syria & Lebanon|first1=Terry|last1=Carter|first2=Lara|last2=Dunston|first3=Andrew|last3=Humphreys|edition=2nd, illustrated|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2004|ISBN=1864503335, 9781864503333}}</ref> It is also popularserved by [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] and Lebanese cooks as part of a [[mezze]], or as a snack with a glass of mint tea and feta cheese on the side.<ref name=Wright/> Popular also in the [[Arabian Peninsula]] where, it was likely introduced there by Palestinians making the pilgrimage to [[Mecca]].<ref name=Riolo>{{cite book|page=107|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7IoaOFcJYAAC&pg=PA107&dq=manaqish&as_brr=3&ei=UxOpS9SVCpH4yATAkr35DQ&cd=8#v=onepage&q=manaqish&f=false|title=Arabian Delights: Recipes & Princely Entertaining Ideas from the Arabian Peninsula|first1=Amy|last1=Riolo|edition=Illustrated|publisher=Capital Books|year=2007|ISBN=1933102551, 9781933102559}}</ref>
*'''Cheese''' ([[Arabic]]: جبنة, ''jubnah''). Another type has [[Acre, Israel|‘Akkawi]] cheese toppings instead, and it is a bit more expensive than the thyme manakish.
