A taboun oven, or simply taboun, is a clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom from which to stoke the fire. Built and used in pre-biblical and biblical times as the family, neighbourhood, or village oven, tabun ovens continue to be built and used in parts of the Middle East today.
The taboon oven has historically been used to bake flatbreads such as taboon bread and laffa, and has been in widespread use among Arab countries.
The top opening of the oven is covered and a layer of fuel is spread on the outside of the shell and lid. Once the fire takes hold, the fuel is covered with a layer of ash. The fuel will smolder for hours, usually all night long.
When the smoke stops, the lid is removed and chunks of dough are hand flattened and placed directly on the lime stones.
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