Flatbread facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Flatbread

Homemade flatbread
Type	Bread
Main ingredients	Flour, water, salt

A flatbread is a bread made with flour, water, and salt. The flatbread is then rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are made without yeast: they are unleavened bread. Some have a very little yeast, such as pita bread and naans.

There are many other ingredients that flatbreads may have. Curry powder, diced jalapeños, chili powder, black pepper, olive oil and sesame oil may be added. Flatbreads can range from one millimeter to a few centimeters thick.

Images for kids

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  Pane carasau from Sardinia

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  Georgian tonis puri

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  Different types of pita, Mahane Yehuda marketplace, Jerusalem

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  Yemeni lahoh

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  A selection of Tajik non (naan)

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  Afghan bread

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  Taking Jingzhou-style guokui out of the oven

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  Piaya flavored with ube (purple yam) and muscovado sugar

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  Preparing tortillas

See also

In Spanish: Pan plano para niños