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Lavaş vs. Tortilla: What's the Difference?

A side-by-side look at lavaş and tortilla: what each bread is made of, how leavening and fat change the way they wrap, when you can substitute one for the other, and how to store, reheat and freeze both.

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Bazlama: Turkish Griddle Bread at Home (Recipe)

Bazlama is Turkey's soft, thick griddle bread — yeasted, often enriched with yogurt, and cooked in a dry pan until it puffs. This guide covers the dough, the right heat, a six-round recipe, and how bazlama differs from lavaş and yufka.

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Ramazan Pidesi: Turkey's Ramadan Bread, Explained

A guide to ramazan pidesi, the round sesame-and-nigella bread Turkish bakeries bake only during Ramadan. Covers how it differs from boat-shaped pide, what goes into the dough and wash, why the lines form before iftar, and how to store it.

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Simit vs. Bagel: What's the Difference?

Simit and bagel look like cousins, but one is dipped in grape molasses and baked crisp while the other is boiled for chew. Here's how the two ring breads really...

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Turkish Bread Guide: Simit, Pide, Bazlama, Lavaş & More

A roundup guide to eight Turkish breads — simit, pide (including Ramazan pidesi), bazlama, lavaş, ekmek, yufka, açma, and poğaça — covering texture, how each is eaten, a comparison table,...

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