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Tracta, tractum (Ancient Greek: τρακτὸς, τρακτόν), also called laganon, laganum, or lagana (Ancient Greek: λάγανον), was a kind of drawn out or rolled-out pastry dough in Roman [1] and Greek cuisines. What exactly it was is unclear: [2] "Latin tracta... appears to be a kind of pastry.
The first mention of the word in English cited in the Oxford English Dictionary was in 1936. [10] The English word is borrowed from Modern Greek πίτα (píta, "bread, cake, pie"), in turn from Byzantine Greek (attested in 1108), [10] possibly from Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta) or πίσσα (píssa), both "pitch/resin" for the gloss, [11] [12] or from πικτή (piktḗ, "fermented ...
A flatbread is bread made usually with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened , although some are leavened, such as pita bread .
Crafting the perfect bite from a charcuterie board is part art and part science: You want a bit of salty, savory, creamy, crunchy and sweet in every bite....
A charcuterie board is of French origin and typically served as an appetizer on a wooden board or stone slab, either eaten straight from the board itself or portioned onto tableware. It features a selection of preserved foods, especially cured meats or pâtés , as well as cheeses and crackers or bread.
Cheese makes Lydia Clarke cry. The co-founder of DTLA Cheese Superette is cutting into a French-style goat cheese called Shabby Shoe, and tears well in her eyes as soon as she starts talking about ...
Tiropita or tyropita (Greek: τυρóπιτα, "cheese-pie") is a Greek pastry made with layers of buttered phyllo and filled with a cheese-egg mixture. [1] It is served either in an individual-size free-form wrapped shape, or as a larger pie that is portioned. When made with kasseri cheese, it may be called kasseropita (κασερόπιτα). [2]
Lagana (Greek: λαγάνα, from λάγανον [1]) is a Greek flatbread traditionally baked for Clean Monday, the first day of the Great Lent. Traditionally, it was prepared unleavened (without the yeast), but leavened lagana is nowadays more common. [2] It is typically flat, oval-shaped, with surface decorated by impressing fingertips. [3] [4]