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Four plain whole-wheat roshi, thin and pliable with small griddle-browned spots.

Whole-wheat roshi

A Maldivian flatbread made with whole-wheat atta, rolled thin and cooked on a hot pan. This batch makes four.

Maldives · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
A hand-patted Karnataka ragi rotti with onion and coriander flecks and four cooking holes, on a matte ivory plate.

Ragi rotti

A Karnataka finger-millet flatbread with onion and spices, hand-patted and cooked on a covered tawa. This batch makes four.

Karnataka · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Round, lightly browned layered Old Dhaka bakarkhani with three slits and optional sesame seeds; illustrative of the linked home recipe.

Old Dhaka bakarkhani

A firm, layered bread from Old Dhaka, made with mawa and ghee and baked until lightly browned.

Dhaka · Traditional method
· Grains and starches
Lightly golden, sesame-topped oval Shanghai da bing with visible scallion flecks.

Shanghai da bing

Shanghai breakfast flatbreads layered with butter, scallion and pepper, then topped with sesame and baked.

Shanghai
· Grains and starches
Stacked Kenyan chapatis with golden griddle spots and visible flaky layers.

Kenyan chapati

Six Kenyan layered wheat flatbreads, pleated with ghee, coiled and cooked on a griddle.

Kenya · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Golden, flaky feteer meshaltet with a cut section showing its folded layers, served plain on a ceramic plate.

Feteer meshaltet

Egyptian layered pastry made from a soft wheat dough stretched thin, folded with ghee, and baked until crisp and golden. Serve plain with sweet or salty accompaniments.

Egypt · Traditional method
Illustrative Somali Sabaayad: folded, unleavened wheat flatbreads with thin layers and golden griddle spots.

Sabaayad (Somali folded flatbread)

An unleavened Somali wheat flatbread made by oiling and folding soft dough into layers, then griddle-cooking it until browned.

Somalia · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Thin, griddle-browned Armenian zhingyalov hats, one whole and one cut open to show finely chopped greens and herbs.

Zhingyalov hats (greens-filled flatbread)

An unleavened Armenian flatbread filled with mixed greens and herbs, sealed into an oval and cooked on a griddle.

Artsakh · Traditional method
· Grains and starches
Four thin, golden kitcha flatbreads with toasted spots stacked on a metal plate.

Kita (kitcha)

An unleavened Ethiopian and Eritrean wheat flatbread, rolled thin and cooked in clarified butter.

Ethiopia · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Two thin golden Afghan potato-and-scallion bolani, one cut open to show its mashed potato, scallion and cilantro filling.

Bolani e kachaloo (potato and scallion)

A thin, unleavened Afghan flatbread filled with mashed potato, scallion and cilantro, folded and pan-browned. This version uses a dough made from scratch.

Afghanistan · Traditional method
· Grains and starches
A broad, uneven round of Yemeni layered malawah, golden with browned blisters, fine buttered folds and a sparse scattering of black seeds.

Yemeni malawah

A Yemeni layered wheat bread made by stretching an unleavened dough thin, folding butter or ghee through it, and baking it on a very hot stone.

Yemen
Two plain Thai rotis, thin and golden with delicate griddle-browned layers.

Thai roti (stretched griddle bread)

An unleavened wheat dough is rested in oiled portions, stretched almost transparent, coiled, flattened and fried on an oiled griddle. This source batch serves plain roti with optional condensed milk and sugar.

Thailand · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Three light-golden youtiao, paired fried dough sticks, with one broken end showing an airy hollow crumb.

Youtiao

Youtiao are Chinese breakfast crullers made from soft baking-powder dough, chilled overnight, stretched into paired strips and fried until light golden.

China · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Original editorial photograph of soft Norwegian potato lefse and lomper, plain and folded with subtle golden griddle spots.

Potato lefse and lomper

Soft Norwegian potato flatbreads with wheat and sifted rye flour, rolled into rounds and cooked on a dry griddle.

Norway · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Golden baked sopa paraguaya made with fine maize flour, cheese and onion, shown in a rectangular pan with a cut square portion.

Sopa paraguaya

Sopa paraguaya is a savory Paraguayan bake made with fine maize flour, cheese, onion, eggs and milk. This flour-based cake is distinct from chipa guazú, which FUPACEL makes with fresh maize.

Paraguay
A golden chipa guazú fresh-corn bake in a shallow dish, with one moist corn-studded square served beside it.

Chipa guazú

A Paraguayan fresh-corn bake mixed with Queso Paraguay, onion, eggs and milk, served in moist squares.

Paraguay · Traditional method
· Grains and starches
Plain Sri Lankan godamba roti, thin and folded into soft golden rectangles on an ivory plate.

Plain godamba roti

A Sri Lankan wheat flatbread made from thinly stretched, oil-rested dough and cooked briefly on a dry griddle until soft.

Sri Lanka
Small golden, lightly cracked cuñapé rolls on a plain ceramic plate

Cuñapé (Santa Cruz baked cheese bread)

A Santa Cruz cheese-and-starch bread made with grated cheese, eggs, butter and milk as needed; optional cooked yuca makes the dough. This municipal formula bakes small balls on a tray.

Santa Cruz · Traditional method
A finished, round whole-wheat tandoori roti with scattered brown char spots on a plate, with the heatproof handled rack and domestic stovetop used for the home adaptation in the background.

Tandoori roti

This unleavened North Indian tandoori roti uses atta, salt and water, then cooks on a handled wire rack over a low-to-medium flame. It makes 13 medium breads with tandoor-style browning.

North India
Illustrative editorial image of soft, lightly browned Kazakh shelpek, the selected unleavened flour-and-water version.

Shelpek (Kazakh fried flatbread)

Shelpek is a round Kazakh flatbread fried in oil. This ten-piece flour-and-water version follows a documented Kazakh home-cooking demonstration; zheti shelpek ritual contexts remain distinct.

Kazakhstan
A thin golden Gambir flatbread, rolled in layers and pan-fried, with two small parallel slits near the center

Gambir

Mongolian pan-fried flatbreads made by folding sugar and oil through a simple wheat dough.

Mongolia · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Illustrative original photograph of plain round, porous, griddle-cooked buckwheat khur-le pancakes in a stack; the page documents a milk-and-egg home adaptation.

Khur-le buckwheat pancakes

Bhutanese-style buckwheat pancakes made with milk and egg, cooked on a hot pan. This home version serves three.

Bumthang · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Plain round chatamari rice-flour crepe on a ceramic plate with a small separate bowl of chutney.

Plain chatamari

A Newar rice-flour crepe cooked covered on a pan. This Nepal Tourism Board method serves it plain with accompaniments.

Nepal · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Golden round Kyrgyz onion kattama with a cut wedge showing its thin spiral layers and softened onion filling.

Kyrgyz onion kattama

A Kyrgyz layered flatbread filled with softened onion, coiled and pan-fried. This home batch makes four.

Kyrgyzstan · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Shanghai-style scallion pancakes, one cut to show the flaky layers and scallions inside.

Shanghai Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing)

Bill Leung’s Shanghai-style scallion pancakes layer soft wheat dough with scallions and an oil-flour paste, then fry and finish in the oven.

China · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
A plain round of golden bannock scored into portions in a cast-iron pan over embers

Bannock (North American)

This flour, baking-powder and oil dough is Parks Canada’s contemporary Métis-interpreter version prepared at Rocky Mountain House; its specific recipe origin is unknown.

Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
Four square hardtack biscuits with regular docking holes, stacked on a wooden table.

Hardtack

A flour-and-water biscuit baked hard for transport; this home version follows the measured National Park Service Manassas interpretation.

United States
Small Sri Lankan pol roti made with fresh grated coconut, browned in spots on a tawa and served plain on a ceramic plate.

Sri Lankan pol roti

An unleavened Sri Lankan flatbread made with fresh grated coconut and wheat flour, cooked on a tawa.

Sri Lanka · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Illustrative serving of Mangalore banana buns, puffed golden fried rounds on a pale plate; not a specific recipe batch.

Mangalore banana buns

Sweet banana and wheat breads, rolled into rounds and fried. This coastal Karnataka home version rests the dough for 30 minutes.

Karnataka · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Golden round Ecuadorian pan de yuca cheese buns, one cut open to show its soft interior

Ecuadorian pan de yuca: Laylita's version

Small cassava-starch cheese breads mixed in a processor, chilled, baked and briefly browned under a broiler. This is Laylita's Ecuadorian-style formula.

Ecuador · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Finished Chickasaw Nation fry bread in the source-specific form: small golden-brown rectangular pieces with a center slit, served plain on an ivory plate.

Chickasaw Nation fry bread

A soft egg-and-flour dough is lightly kneaded, cut into strips and fried until browned on both sides.

Sulphur
· Grains and starches
Golden fried Jamaican bammy cakes with a cut wedge showing the white cassava interior, served with a small side of fish and pickled peppers.

Bammy finished with coconut milk

A serving method for approved, prepared bammy rounds: soak them in coconut milk and refry until golden. It does not process raw cassava.

Jamaica · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Square Bahamian johnnycake baked golden in a glass pan, with two thick pieces showing its pale crumb

Bahamian baked johnnycake

A soft, butter-rich Bahamian-style baked johnnycake made from flour, baking powder, sugar, butter and milk. The dough rests briefly in a square pan before baking.

The Bahamas
· Grains and starches
Three light-golden puffed bhatura breads served with a small bowl of chole.

Bhatura

A North Indian fried bread made with yogurt, wheat flour and chemical leaveners. This source batch makes eight.

India · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
A stack of thin golden Malabar parottas, one opened to show its flaky coiled layers.

Malabar parotta

A layered Kerala flatbread made with an unleavened refined-wheat dough, stretched, coiled and cooked on a tawa.

Kerala · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Original editorial photograph of Punjabi aloo paratha: thin round whole-wheat flatbreads with browned tawa spots and a modest glimpse of spiced potato filling.

Punjabi aloo paratha

Unleavened wheat flatbreads filled with seasoned mashed potato and cooked on a tawa. This Punjabi-style batch makes eight.

India · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Four golden Southern-style buttermilk biscuits on an ivory plate, one split to show a tender layered interior.

Southern-style buttermilk biscuits

A small batch of tender American quick breads made with cold butter, buttermilk and baking powder.

Southern United States · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Three thick, round Balep korkun breads with golden skillet marks on a blue plate, one opened to show its tender crumb.

Balep korkun

A Central Tibetan style pan bread made from flour, water and baking powder. Four dough balls are rested, rolled into rounds and cooked covered in a skillet, turning them several times.

Central Tibet
· Grains and starches
A freshly cooked golden lachha paratha with fine spiral layers and a few coriander flecks on a plain ceramic plate.

Lachha paratha with coriander and cumin

A layered wheat paratha, rolled with ghee, coriander, garlic and cumin and cooked on a tawa. This batch makes twelve.

India · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
A plain round Gujarati khakhra, thin and crisp with light-brown tawa-roasted spots, on a simple plate.

Khakhra

A thin Gujarati wheat flatbread, pressed and roasted over low heat until crisp and lightly browned.

Gujarat · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Thin golden-brown Gujarati methi thepla flatbreads with fresh fenugreek flecks and griddle spots.

Methi thepla

A Gujarati flatbread made with fresh fenugreek leaves, wheat, gram and millet flours, and spices. This batch makes about 11.

Gujarat · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Warm golden Colombian almojábanas, with a soft cheese-and-corn crumb on a ceramic plate.

Almojábanas

Small Colombian cheese breads made with precooked corn flour, queso fresco, mozzarella, eggs, milk and baking powder. This documented home version makes eight breads and is served warm.

Colombia
· Grains and starches
Thin golden farinata with lightly browned edges and chopped onion, cut into wedges in a shallow copper pan.

Farinata (Riviera dei Fiori recipe)

This farinata is a chickpea-flour batter baked with olive oil in a pan. The Riviera dei Fiori version makes six and uses a 200–250°C oven.

Riviera dei Fiori, Liguria · Modern method
· Grains and starches