Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Bread & Pastry

354 dishes.

Pastelitos de guayabaFlaky puff pastries with guava and cream cheeseUzbekistanPatirflaky layered tandoor bread enriched with fat, baked for guestsTimor-LestePaunPortuguese-style bread rolls sold warm each morningNicaraguaPerrerrequeBaked cake of ground fresh corn with cheese and cream, cut in slabsTurkeyPideboat-shaped flatbread baked with cheese, minced meat or sucukPine tartTriangular pastry filled with sweet cooked pineapplePispilicornbread baked with leeks, spinach and fresh gjizë curdMonacoPissaladièrecaramelized onion tart with anchovies and olivesPita krompirušacoiled hand-stretched pastry filled with potato and onionPitehand-stretched phyllo pie with cheese, spinach or pumpkinRomaniaPlăcintăfilled pastry with apple, sweet cheese or pumpkinPlăcinteflat round pies filled with brânză, potato, cabbage or cherriesPlantain tartHalf-moon pastry filled with spiced sweet plantain, often stained redPloyesThin buckwheat pancakes cooked on one side only, rolled with butterPogacsaSmall savoury scones with cheese or crackling, scored in a crosshatch.Potato breadDense sweet loaf made with mashed sweet potato, sliced thickIrelandPotato breadFlat potato farls griddled then fried, part of an Ulster fryPoticarolled festive bread with walnut, tarragon or poppy fillingPowder bunDense sweet coconut and spice bun sold from bakery windowsPretzelLye-glazed knotted bread with coarse salt, beer-garden essential.SerbiaProjacornbread with white cheese, everyday sidePumpernickelDense black Westphalian rye bread, steam-baked for hours.MaltaQaghaq tal-AppostliRing loaf crusted with almonds and sesame, eaten around Lent.PortugalQueijadas de Sintratiny crisp-shelled tarts of fresh cheese, sugar and cinnamonQuesadilla salvadoreñaSweet cheese pound cake sprinkled with sesameYemenRashooshVery thin crisp flatbread scattered with sesame and nigella, baked in a clay oven.RussiaRasstegaiopen-topped pie of fish or meat, with broth poured into the gapQatarRegagcrisp wafer-thin bread with cheese, egg or honeyRétesHungarian strudel with cherry, apple, poppy or curdNew ZealandRēwena BreadMāori sourdough leavened with a fermented potato starterRice breaddense sweet loaf of rice flour and mashed bananaPolandRogal świętomarcińskiCroissant filled with white poppy seed paste, eaten on Saint Martin's DayRohtSweet cardamom bread stamped with patterns, baked for births and NowruzSpainRoscon de ReyesOrange-scented ring loaf topped with candied fruit, hiding a bean and a figurine.MaldivesRoshiThin griddled flatbread eaten with nearly every mealRúgbrauðSweet dark rye bread traditionally baked in geothermal ground.

  • 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…