Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Bread & Pastry

354 dishes.

RugbrødDense seeded sourdough rye, the base of smørrebrød.OmanRukhal breadtissue-thin crisp bread eaten with honey or curryRye breadDark sour rye loaf, the revered daily staple.Sabayadflaky layered griddle flatbread served sweet or savorySachimaFried dough strands bound with sugar syrup into a soft, chewy slab.Sada rotiPlain thick griddle flatbread torn and eaten with curries or fried fishPapua New GuineaSago PancakeGriddled starch cakes from sago palm pith, Sepik River stapleSalaraSweet bread roll spiralled with red-dyed sweetened coconutSalt breadSmall soft-crusted white roll, folded and torn open while warmSamoondiamond-shaped stone-oven bread, Iraq's daily loafSan Francisco sourdoughTangy, blistered white loaf leavened only with a wild starterSangakwhole-wheat sourdough flatbread baked on hot pebblesSloveniaSarkeljRing-shaped yeast cake with nuts or raisins, baked in a fluted mould.Sausage RollSeasoned sausage mince wrapped in flaky puff pastry, bakery stapleUnited KingdomSconeSmall quick bread split with clotted cream and jam.Sel RotiRing-shaped sweet fried rice bread made for festivalsSemitaLayered sweet bread, a bakery and coffee-time stapleSemita de piñaLayered shortbread pastry filled with pineapple jam, cut in squaresSenfurrLight yeast-leavened loaf sold beside the denser tapalapaSepikHalf-wholemeal wheat loaf, lighter than black rye but still denseSfihaopen-faced spiced meat pies with pomegranate tang; Baalbek's prideSfogliatellaRibbed shell of crisp layered pastry filled with semolina and ricotta.PakistanSheermalSlightly sweet saffron milk bread paired with nihari or kebabsShelpekthin fried flatbreads made for Fridays and remembranceShor gogalflaky spiced savory bun baked for NovruzShotis puriCanoe-shaped white loaf slapped onto the wall of a clay tone oven.Shrakpaper-thin Bedouin bread baked on domed saj griddleSirnicaCoiled filo pie filled with fresh soft cheese, eaten hot with yoghurt.NorwaySkolebrødCardamom bun with a vanilla custard centre, iced and rimmed with coconutSnúðurCinnamon roll under a thick lid of chocolate or caramel glazeSoda breadButtermilk quick bread risen with baking soda.Somunpuffy Ottoman flatbread, beloved during RamadanSopa paraguayaCheese-and-onion cornbread cake; the famous 'soup' that is solidSoparnikthin chard pie baked under embers and brushed with garlic oilSpanakopitaspinach and feta phyllo pieStollenButtery Christmas fruit bread with marzipan, dusted with sugar.

  • 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…