Pita or pitta, is a family of yeast-leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and neighboring areas. It includes the widely known version with an interior pocket, also known as Arabic bread . In the United Kingdom, Greek bread is used for pocket versions such as the Greek pita, and are used for barbecues to a souvlaki wrap. The Western name pita may sometimes be used to refer to various other types of flatbreads that have different names in their local languages, such as numerous styles of Arab khubz .
Pita
soft, slightly leavened flatbread baked from wheat flour
Characteristic of:
Arabic cuisine
Balkan cuisine
Byzantine cuisine
Greek cuisine
Israeli cuisine
Jordanian cuisine
Levantine cuisine
Middle Eastern cuisine
Turkish cuisine
Contains, including ancestors:
Wheat
Also known as:
English:
PittaPitta breadPita bread
Turkish:
Pide
Wikidata ID:
Q211340
Wikipedia title:
Pita
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