Taftan (bread)
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox prepared food Taftan or taftoon (Template:Langx) is a leavened flour bread from Iran, introduced to Kuwaiti and South Asian cuisines.[1] It is made with refined flour, milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven.[1] It is sometimes flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.[2]
See also
- Barbari bread
- Lavash, an unleavened flatbread
- Pita
- Samoon
- Sangak, a leavened flatbread found in Iran
- Sheermal, similar to taftan, often with added fruits and murabba
References
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