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Breads

Flatbreads, loaves, buns and steamed breads.

MealBreakfastLunchTea timeDinnerSupperSnacks
DietVegetarianVeganFish and seafoodMeat
BaguetteVegan 🇫🇷 France and 5 moreLong, thin French bread with a crisp crust and soft interior Bread, Breakfast, Lunch ChapatiVeganचपाती 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreUnleavened flatbread cooked on a griddle and served hot with meals Bread, Breakfast, Lunch KochoVeganቆጮ 🇪🇹 EthiopiaFermented flatbread made from the enset plant in Ethiopia Bread, Lunch, Dinner PitaVegan 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreRound, leavened flatbread baked from wheat flour, common across the Middle East and Mediterranean Bread PapadamVegan 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreThin, crisp flatbread made from lentil or other flours, served as a snack or side Bread, Lunch, Dinner InjeraVeganእንጀራ 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreLarge, spongy sour flatbread made from fermented teff flour Bread, Lunch, Dinner PuriVegan 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreUnleavened wheat flatbread, deep-fried until puffed and golden Bread, Breakfast, Snacks MatzahVeganמצה 🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 moreUnleavened flatbread central to the Jewish Passover festival Bread, Dinner AppamVeganஅப்பம் 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreFermented rice and coconut milk pancake from South India and Sri Lanka Bread, Breakfast, Dinner BreadstickVegangrissini 🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreThin, crisp baked bread sticks from Turin, Italy Bread, Snacks, Lunch SimitVegan 🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreRing-shaped bread with a sesame seed crust, sold by street vendors Bread, Breakfast, Snacks UgaliVegan 🇰🇪 Kenya and 5 moreA dense maize porridge served as a staple across much of Africa Main dish, Lunch, Dinner CrispbreadVegan 🇸🇪 Sweden and 4 moreA dry, flat rye bread that keeps for months and is eaten across the Nordic countries Bread, Breakfast, Lunch FattoushVeganفتوش‎ 🇱🇧 Lebanon and 6 moreLevantine salad of toasted pita, mixed greens, and vegetables Salad or side MantouVegan馒头 🇨🇳 ChinaSoft, steamed wheat buns eaten across northern China Bread, Breakfast, Lunch YoutiaoVegan油條 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreLong, golden-brown strips of deep-fried dough eaten across East and Southeast Asia Street food, Breakfast, Snacks FougasseVegan 🇫🇷 FranceLeaf-shaped bread from Provence, often with olives, cheese or herbs Bread SangakVeganسَنگَگ 🇮🇷 Iran and 1 moreTriangular Iranian flatbread baked on hot river stones Bread Tandoor breadVegan 🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreFlatbread baked on the walls of a clay tandoor oven Bread, Breakfast, Lunch Christmas waferVegan 🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreThin, embossed wheat wafers shared at Christmas in Poland and Lithuania Bread KisraVegan 🇸🇩 Sudan and 5 moreA thin, fermented sorghum flatbread from Sudan and neighboring countries Bread Makki ki rotiVeganمکی دی روٹی 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreCornmeal flatbread cooked on a griddle, common in northern and western India Bread, Lunch, Dinner Scallion pancakeVegan蔥油餅 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreLayered Chinese flatbread with scallions, pan-fried until crisp and chewy Bread, Snacks MchadiVeganმჭადი 🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian cornbread patties often served with beans or cheese Bread DamperVegan 🇦🇺 AustraliaSimple wheat bread baked in campfire ashes, a staple of Australia's bush history Bread BroaVegan 🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 moreRustic bread made with cornmeal, rye or wheat, found in Portugal and Brazil Bread PathiriVegan 🇮🇳 IndiaThin rice flour flatbread from Kerala, often paired with curries Bread, Lunch, Dinner KhakhraVegan 🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, thin flatbread from western India, often eaten as a snack or breakfast Bread, Breakfast, Snacks PesarattuVeganపెసరట్టు 🇮🇳 IndiaGreen gram crepe from Andhra Pradesh, often eaten for breakfast or as a snack Bread, Breakfast, Snacks RupjmaizeVegan 🇱🇻 LatviaDense, dark rye bread flavored with caraway and malt from Latvia Bread KitchaVeganቅጫ / ቂጣ / Maxinoo 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreA thin, unleavened flatbread from Ethiopia and Eritrea Bread Akki rottiVegan 🇮🇳 IndiaChewy flatbread from Karnataka made with rice flour and served hot Bread ChikwangueVegan 🇨🇲 Cameroon and 2 moreFermented cassava dough wrapped in leaves and cooked until firm Main dish SabaayadVegan 🇸🇴 Somalia and 3 moreSquare, chewy flatbread from Somalia, often eaten at breakfast or dinner Bread, Breakfast, Dinner LaganaVeganλαγάνα 🇬🇷 GreeceGreek flatbread topped with sesame seeds, baked for Clean Monday Bread Mofo gasyVegan 🇲🇬 MadagascarSweet rice flour cakes cooked in a mold, eaten for breakfast in Madagascar Bread, Breakfast Rewena breadVeganparāoa rēwena 🇳🇿 New ZealandSourdough bread from New Zealand made with a fermented potato starter Bread

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