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By 4,000 years ago, bread was of central importance in societies such as the Babylonian culture of Mesopotamia, where the earliest-known written records and recipes of bread-making originate, [23] and where pita-like flatbreads cooked in a tinûru (tannur or tandoor) were a basic element of the diet, and much the same as today's tandoor bread ...
A flatbread is bread made usually with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened, although some are leavened, such as pita bread. Flatbreads range from below one millimeter to a few centimeters thick so that they can be easily eaten without being sliced.
The "pocket" pita originated in the Middle East. [5] [6] It is also known as Arab(ic) bread, Lebanese bread, or Syrian bread. [7] [8] [5] In Egyptian, Palestinian, Jordanian, Lebanese, and Syrian cuisine, almost every savory dish can be eaten in or on pita bread. It is one of the staple food items in the Lebanese cuisine.
One example of a Roman bread that was covered with numerous toppings (such as cheese spreads called moretum, and fruits) was called adorea or libum adoreum. These flat breads were made with wheat, honey, and oil. A painting of this ancient Roman food was found at Pompeii. [11] Modern reconstruction of Roman bread, and moretum (herb cheese spread)
Speaking of dip, feel free to go easy and put out some bread, veggies, and crackers with a simple homemade option, like our cranberry whipped feta dip, our caramelized onion dip, our muhammara, or ...
For generations, white bread was the preferred bread of the rich while the poor ate dark (whole grain) bread. However, in most Western societies, the connotations reversed in the late 20th century, with whole-grain bread becoming preferred as having superior nutritional value while Chorleywood bread became associated with lower-class ignorance ...
Crackers, bread, or chips: Variety is key, from simple water crackers and buttery Ritz to hearty Wheat Thins. You can also use baguette slices for more substance, kettle chips, pita chips, and ...
Mum's Traditional Irish Soda Bread. Courtesy of Gemma Stafford at Gemma's Bigger Bolder Baking. Ingredients. 1 3/4 cups (265g/ 9oz) whole wheat flour (fine or coarsely ground) 1 3/4 cups (265g/9oz ...