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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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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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Sigara Böreği: Crispy Turkish Cheese Rolls (Recipe)

A step-by-step recipe for sigara böreği, the classic Turkish cheese rolls: thin yufka pastry filled with beyaz peynir or feta and parsley, then fried or baked until golden and crisp....

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