Armenia
Photo: Wiquijote, Public domain, croppedLavash
լավաշ
/lɑˈvɑʃ/lah-VAHSH
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- Taste
- Savory
- Made with
- Wheat & flour
History
Lavash is a very thin flatbread, made from wheat dough rolled out and stretched over an oval cushion, then slapped onto the inner wall of a tonir, a clay oven sunk into the ground. Women often bake it together, and dried lavash can be stored for months and softened with water. It is eaten with every Armenian meal and used to wrap khorovats or cheese and herbs. At weddings, lavash is placed on the shoulders of the newlyweds as a wish for prosperity. In 2014, UNESCO added lavash and the culture of making it in Armenia to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage; it is also common in neighbouring countries.
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