Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Bread & Pastry

354 dishes.

Couque de DinantRock-hard honey and flour biscuit pressed in carved wooden mouldsRomaniaCozonacbraided holiday sweet bread swirled with walnut-cocoaSwedenCrispbreadCracker-crisp rye rounds buttered at every meal.CroissantFlaky laminated butter pastry, the breakfast icon.United KingdomCrumpetHoley griddled yeast cake, toasted and buttered.CuñapéCheese-and-yuca buns from the Santa Cruz lowlandsNew ZealandCustard SquareSlab of set custard between flaky pastry, iced on top.DamperBush soda bread traditionally baked in campfire coalsDanish pastryFlaky laminated pastry with custard or jam; the original Danish.LithuaniaDark rye breadHeavy sour dark rye, the sacred everyday loaf.Dhal puriSplit-pea-stuffed flatbread wrapped around curriesTrinidad and TobagoDhalpuriSoft flatbread filled with seasoned ground split peas, used to wrap curryDifo daboHuge yeasted wheat loaf baked in embers, torn at family celebrationsDiphaphathagriddled flat muffin-like breads, split and butteredSurinameDosti rotiTwo thin rotis cooked joined together then peeled apart, soft and layeredUnited KingdomEccles cakeFlaky butter pastry round packed with spiced currants, sugar-crusted on topÉclairChoux pastry finger filled with pastry cream, chocolate glaze.Eish baladipuffed wholemeal pocket flatbread, the bran-dusted staple of Egyptian mealsEliopitaSavoury bread studded with chopped olives, onion and mint.SpainEmpanada gallegaflat baked pie filled with tuna, peppers, onionPhilippinesEnsaymadaSoft brioche coil brushed with butter, sugar and grated cheeseErebaThin crisp flatbread of grated bitter cassava, eaten with fishSamoaFa’apapaDense coconut bread pressed flat and baked in the umu until the edges carameliseFacturasSweet breakfast pastries bought by the dozen for the office or homeFaináChickpea flatbread slice laid atop pizza, Genoese legacyFanti breadDense sweet loaf sold in slices, eaten with roasted peanutsMauritiusFarataflaky layered flatbread torn to scoop curriesFarineToasted cassava meal eaten with fish, milk or sugarFastelavnsbolleCream-filled bun eaten before Lent, iced on topPalestineFatayerfolded triangle pies of spinach, cheese or za'atarTajikistanFatirflaky layered bread rolled with fat and baked in a tandoorFatiraLayered pan-fried dough folded around egg and eaten with honeyFestivalSweet fried cornmeal dumplings, jerk's sidekickFeteer meshaltetmany-layered buttery flaky pastry, eaten with honey, cheese or savoury fillingsFetiraLayered dough folded around egg, fried in butter and eaten with honeyTurkmenistanFitchiround meat pies baked in the tamdyr

  • Potato bread

    Flat potato farls griddled then fried, part of an Ulster fry. Ready in 20 min prep and 15 min cooking.…

  • Obi non

    Stamped tandyr bread rounds, never placed upside down. Ready in 30 min prep and 3 hr rising, 20 min baking…

  • Baguette

    Crackling-crusted long wheat loaf bought fresh daily. Ready in 40 min prep and 20 hr including overnight poolish cooking. 3…

  • Ablo

    Steamed sweet fermented rice cakes sold with fried fish. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. 12 cakes.…

  • Abolo

    Soft steamed cakes of fermented maize batter, faintly sweet, sold with fried fish. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 25…

  • Achiras

    Crisp cheese biscuits made from achira arrowroot starch, eaten with coffee. Ready in 25 min prep and 20 min cooking.…

  • Agege bread

    Soft sweet white loaf torn by hand and eaten with ewa agoyin or akara. Ready in 30 min prep and…

  • Aish shamsi

    Sun-risen Upper Egyptian sourdough baked in domed clay ovens. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. 4 loaves.…

  • Almojábana

    Soft cheese-and-corn roll, eaten warm with hot chocolate. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. 12 rolls. A…

  • Alivenci

    Cornmeal and cheese cakes baked with dill and sour cream. Ready in 25 min prep and 45 min cooking. 8…