Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Bread & Pastry

354 dishes.

TunisiaMlawiLayered semolina flatbread griddled in oil and folded around harissa, tuna or cheeseMontreal-style bagelWood-fired, sweeter, denser bagel boiled in honey waterMoroccoMsemenflaky square pan-fried flatbread, eaten with honey or stuffed savourySomaliaMuufoclay-oven corn flatbread crumbled into stews or sweet teaNaanSoft leavened tandoor bread, often brushed with butter or garlicPakistanNan KhataiCrumbly cardamom shortbread biscuits, pale and cracked on top, dunked in teaNazukiSweet spiced bread with cinnamon, clove and raisins, sold warm from roadside stalls.Neenish TartSmall tart of jam and mock cream iced half brown, half white.TajikistanNontandoor flatbread treated with reverence, never wastedMalawiNthochiDense banana bread made with overripe bananas and groundnutsObi nonstamped tandyr bread rounds, never placed upside downPolandObwarzanek krakowskiBraided ring of boiled and baked dough sprinkled with salt or poppy seed.MauritiusPain maisonSmall round crusty loaf bought fresh twice a dayUkrainePalianytsiaround hearth loaf with a cut flap, offered with salt to guestsUkrainePampushkyfluffy rolls brushed with garlic oil, borscht's companionPan bonSweet spiced bun topped with cheese and fruit, from the Caribbean coastPeruPan chutaLarge sweet anise bread baked in wood ovens in the Cusco valleyPan cubanoLong airy white loaf with a thin crust, used for Cuban sandwichesPan de aguaCrusty white water roll split for breakfast with butter or salamiPan de cocoSoft coconut milk bread rolls sold warm by the roadsideVenezuelaPan de jamónChristmas bread rolled with ham, olives and raisinsMexicoPan de muertoSugar-dusted orange-scented loaf topped with dough bones, for Day of the DeadPan de yucaChewy cassava-starch and cheese roll eaten hot with a yogurt drinkPan dulceDomed Christmas bread studded with candied fruit and nutsPandebonoChewy cassava-and-cheese bread from Valle del Cauca, best oven-freshPhilippinesPandesalSoft slightly sweet bread rolls coated in breadcrumbs, bought hot at dawnPanettonetall candied-fruit Christmas bread from MilanSamoaPanipopoSoft buns baked in a sweet coconut cream saucePão de queijoChewy cassava-and-cheese puffs from Minas, breakfast standardNew ZealandParaoa ParaiPuffy Maori fry bread torn hot and spread with butter and golden syrupRomaniaPascaSweet Easter bread with a braided rim holding sweetened cheese and raisins.UkrainePaskatall glazed Easter bread blessed in basketsPastafrolaShort pastry tart filled with quince or sweet potato paste, latticedSurinamePasteiCreole pot pie of chicken, peas and carrots in flaky crustPastel de natacaramelized custard tart with cinnamon, best warm from BelémPastelitosFried laminated squares with quince, syrup-glazed; patriotic holidays

  • 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…