Pita Bread

Originating in the Middle East, pita bread is quite possibly the earliest form of bread known to man. This versatile, flat, slightly leavened bread has been a staple of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking for centuries. The tendency of the bread to become hollow upon baking and its flatness have made it a perfect edible dish or plate for eating meat, which has been a major reason for its incredible longevity. The Arabic word for pita bread is khubz adi, which means “ordinary bre