Tuesday, May 31, 2022
6 Flatbread Recipes From Around The World
By Steve Nubie
Flatbread Was the First Bread and in Many Ways, It’s the Survival Food of Civilization.
The first excavated record of a flatbread was found in the desert in Jordan. Carbon dating revealed that it was made 14,000 years ago. That’s quite a long tradition.
At its basic level, a flatbread is made with flour, water, and salt. That’s it. And many flatbreads consumed today are made with the same three ingredients from Na’an bread to flour tortillas to Matzo.
Cooking Styles Varied
Flatbreads were cooked with the heat available from cooking on a flat, hot rock to clay ovens and even tossed on open coals. Early flatbreads were improvised affairs made simply and quickly.
In some cultures, the flat piece of bread was used as a utensil to grab and grip food. Others dipped it into soups or stews and more than a few made sandwiches long before the Earl of Sandwich laid claim to the idea.