flatbread
Pita or chapati
Flatbread is bread made without leavening or with minimal rising, baked thin and flat rather than loaf-shaped.
The category includes pita, naan, tortillas, and many others across cultures.
Flatbreads often serve as edible utensils—wrapped around fillings or used to scoop food: We ordered hummus with warm flatbread.
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
griddle · tandoor · oven · stonebaked · hearth · skillet · comal · tawa
Hollow Middle Eastern bread
- naanLeavened tandoor-baked flatbread
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
- chapatiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
- rotiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
lavash · focaccia · injera · arepa · matzo · paratha · lefse · pupusa
Milled grain powder
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- waterClear essential liquid
- saltSodium chloride compound
oil · ghee · butter · yogurt · milk · teff · chickpea · rice flour
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
stretch · griddle · tandoor · oven · stonebaked · hearth · skillet · comal · tawa · bake
pita
Hollow Middle Eastern bread
- naanLeavened tandoor-baked flatbread
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
- chapatiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
roti · lavash · focaccia · injera · arepa · matzo · paratha · lefse · pupusa · dosa
flour
Milled grain powder
salt · oil · ghee · butter · yogurt · milk · teff · chickpea · rice flour · masa
wrap
Enclose by winding around
fold · fill · spread · hummus · curry · kebab · falafel · gyro · taco · burrito
thin
Small in diameter
soft · crispy · chewy · golden · charred · pocketed · layered · flaky · puffy · dense
- breadsbagel, boules, brioche, ciabatta, cornbread
- Middle Easternbazaar, bazaars, souks, minarets, domes
- ancient foodsemmer, spelt, millet, sorghum, lentils
- folk food termscomfort food, soul food, home cooking, peasant food, potluck
- mezzehummus, baba ghanoush, tabbouleh, falafel, dolma
- Nordic Breadscrispbread, dark rye, sourdough rye, hardtack, pumpernickel
flatbreadleavened bread
Loaf expanded by fermentation
sandwich loaf · brioche · white bread · challah · yeast bread
- warm flatbread
- flatbread pizzaPizza on unleavened crust
- flatbread basket