pita bread

Gyro's edible envelope

Pita bread is a round, flat bread common in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines.

It puffs during baking, creating a hollow pocket that can be stuffed with fillings like falafel or shawarma: I'll have a chicken gyro in pita.

Often shortened to just pita.

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fresh baked · olive oil · chickpeas · za'atar · mezze · falafel · sesame seeds · parsley · shawarma · yeast · wheat · street food · street cart · stuffed · lemon juice · pocket · scooping · dip

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bread structure

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Bread sold pre-portioned

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culinary tradition

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Thin unleavened Mexican bread

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culinary origin/tradition

pita breadtortilla

Thin unleavened Mexican bread

naan · baguette · Wonder Bread · white bread · cornbread

Family

bread, breads, breadth, pita, breaded, breading, breadwinner, breadcrumbs, breadcrumb

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G