List of breads facts for kids

This is a list of many different kinds of bread from all over the world! Bread is a super old and important food. It's made by baking or steaming dough, which is usually a mix of flour and water. This list will show you how many amazing and unique breads there are, but it won't include cakes, pastries, or fried dough foods, which are different types of treats.

Awesome Breads from Around the World

Name	Picture	Type	Where it's from	What makes it special (and what's in it!)
Aish merahrah		Flatbread	Egypt	This bread is made with special fenugreek seeds and corn. The dough rests overnight, then it's flattened and baked.
Anadama bread		Yeast bread	United States (New England)	A sweet bread from New England, made with cornmeal and molasses. It's really tasty!
Anpan		Sweet bun	Japan	A sweet bun from Japan, usually filled with red bean paste. Sometimes it has white beans, sesame, or chestnut inside.
Appam "hoppers"		Varies widely	India Indonesia Sri Lanka	These are thin, bowl-shaped pancakes made from fermented rice flour. They have a neutral taste and are often served with spicy sauces or curry for breakfast or dinner.
Arboud		Unleavened	Jordan	This bread is made from flour, water, and salt, and it doesn't use yeast. It's baked right in the hot ashes of a fire, a traditional way for Arab Bedouin people.
Arepa		Cornbread	South America (Northern)	A dish made from ground corn dough. It's similar to a tortilla and is very popular in Northern South America.
Baba		Various thick, round breads	China (Northwestern Yunnan, Naxi people)	These are thick, round breads from China. They often have different sweet or savory fillings inside.
Babka		Yeast bread	Poland, Ukraine	A sweet, braided bread that's very popular among Jewish communities around the world.
Bagel		Yeast bread	Ashkenazi Jewish	A ring-shaped bread with a chewy inside. Bagels are often topped with sesame or poppy seeds and are sometimes boiled before baking.
Baghrir Beghrir, ghrayef, mchahda		Pancake	Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia)	Small, spongy pancakes from North Africa. They have tiny holes that soak up any sauce they are served with, making them extra delicious!
Baguette French stick, French bread		Yeast bread	France	A long, thin loaf of bread from France. It's made from water, flour, yeast, and salt, and has special cuts on top that open up when it bakes.
Bakarkhani		Flatbread	South Asia & Middle East	A thick, sweet or spicy flatbread made with dough, ghee, milk, and sugar. It's often eaten as a snack.
Balep korkun		Flatbread	Tibet (Central)	A round, flat, and easy-to-make bread from Tibet. It's made with barley flour, water, and baking powder, then cooked in a frying pan.
Bammy		Flatbread	Jamaica	A bread from Jamaica made from cassava (a root vegetable). It's baked on a griddle.
Banana bread		Quick bread	United States	A moist, sweet bread made with mashed bananas. It's often like a cake, but some recipes use yeast.
Bánh mì		Yeast bread	Vietnam	This is a Vietnamese version of the French baguette. It has a thin crust and a light, airy inside, often made with both wheat and rice flour.
Bannock		Quick bread	United Kingdom (Scotland)	Modern bannocks are light and airy, made with baking soda or baking powder. They can be baked or fried. Some Native American groups also make their own versions.
Bara Brith		Fruit bread	United Kingdom (Wales)	Called "speckled bread," this Welsh loaf has raisins, currants, and candied fruit peels mixed into the dough.
Barbari bread		Flatbread	Iran Afghanistan (Northwestern)	This flatbread was created by the Barbar tribes in Iran and Northern Afghanistan.
Barmbrack		Quick bread	Ireland	An Irish bread that's sweeter than regular sandwich bread but not as rich as cake. It has sultanas and raisins for extra texture.
Barm cake		Yeast bread	United Kingdom (England, Lancashire)	A soft, sweet roll from Lancashire, England. It's made using an old leavening process.
Bastone Italian stick, cane, staff		Yeast bread	Italy	This Italian bread is shorter and thicker than a French baguette. Sometimes it's topped with sesame seeds.
Bazin		Flatbread	Libya	A flatbread from Libya, made with barley, water, and salt.
Bazlama		Flatbread	Turkey	A flat, circular bread from Turkey, usually about 2 cm thick. It's best eaten fresh!
Beer bread		Quick or yeast bread	Germany	This bread is made with beer, which can be regular, stout, or dark beer.
Belgian waffle		Waffle	Belgium	A type of waffle that's bigger, lighter, and has deeper pockets than American waffles. It's popular in Belgium and North America.
Bhakri		Flatbread	India Pakistan	A grayish flatbread from India and Pakistan. It's made from grains like Jowar, Bajra, or Maize, so it's high in protein and fiber.
Bialy		Yeast bread	Poland	Similar to a bagel, but instead of a hole, it has a dimple on top. This dimple is filled with butter and diced onion or garlic.
Bibingka		Rice cake	Philippines	A type of rice cake from the Philippines, baked in a clay pot. It often has toppings like butter, salted duck egg, or grated cheese.
Bing		Flatbread	China	A Chinese flatbread, much thicker than a Mexican tortilla. It's usually cooked on a griddle.
Biscotti		Biscuit	Italy	Italian almond biscuits that are baked twice, making them oblong, dry, and crunchy. They are often dipped in a drink.
Biscuit		Quick bread although sometimes made with yeast	United States, Canada	In North America, this is a light and fluffy quick bread, similar to a scone. In other places, "biscuit" means a cookie or cracker.
Black bread		Rye	Russia	A dark, high-fiber bread made from rye grain. It can be crispy or dense and chewy.
Blaa		Bun	Ireland	A soft, white bread bun from Waterford, Ireland. It's a special local treat!
Bolani		Flatbread	Afghanistan	This flatbread has a very thin crust and can be filled with potatoes, spinach, lentils, pumpkin, or leeks.
Bolo do caco		Flatbread	Portugal (Madeira)	A circular flatbread from Madeira, Portugal, made with sweet potatoes.
Borlengo		Pancake	Italy	A very thin Italian crepe, now made with milk, eggs, flour, and salt. It was originally a simple food for the poor.
Borodinsky		Sourdough	Russia	A dark brown sourdough rye bread from Russia. It's usually sweetened with molasses and flavored with coriander and caraway seeds.
Boule		Yeast bread	France Belgium Monaco	This bread's name means "ball" in French, which describes its round shape.
Bread roll		Bun	Europe	Small, round, or oblong breads often served with meals, usually with butter.
Breadstick		Dry bread	Italy	Long, dry bread formed into sticks, often served as a starter before a meal.
Brioche		Yeast bread, Sweet	France	A rich French bread with lots of butter and eggs. It's often served as part of a dessert.
Broa		Cornbread	Portugal, Galicia, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde and Brazil	Unlike American cornbread, this one is a mix of cornmeal and wheat or rye flour, and it uses yeast.
Brown bread		Rye or wheat bread	Global	Made with a lot of whole grain flour, usually rye or wheat. Sometimes it has molasses or coffee for flavor.
Bublik		Wheat bread	Poland	A sweet, ring-shaped bread from Poland, made with yeast, milk, butter, and egg whites.
Canadian White		White	Canada	A thick, protein-rich sliced bread, often used for sandwiches in Canada.
Carrot bread		Leavened	United States	This bread can be made with grated carrots or carrot juice. The picture shows a vegan carrot bread with raisins.
Catalán		Leavened	Uruguay	A soft bun from Uruguay, similar to a hamburger bun.
Česnica		Soda bread	Serbia	A special bread baked in Serbia during Christmas. A silver coin is hidden inside for good luck!
Challah		Leavened	Jewish	A beautiful braided bread made with wheat flour, yeast, and eggs. Jewish people often make it for the Shabbat (Sabbath).
Chapati		Flatbread	India	A circular flatbread from India, made from flour, water, and oil, then cooked on a stove. It's been a staple food for centuries!
Chickpea bread		Leavened	Albania Turkey	This bread is made from chickpea flour. What's special is that it uses yeast made from chickpeas instead of regular yeast!
Chipá		Cheese bread	Argentina, Paraguay	A typical bread from Paraguay, made with cassava flour and cheese.
Christmas wafer		Crispy bread	Poland/Central Europe	These are ceremonial breads, often with Christian images, used during Christmas in Central Europe.
Ciabatta		White	Italy	An Italian loaf that's long, broad, and flat, like a slipper. It should be a bit collapsed in the middle.
Coppia Ferrarese		Sourdough	Italy	A sourdough bread from Italy with a twisted shape. It's made with flour, lard, olive oil, and malt.
Cornbread		Cornbread	Americas	Made from cornmeal, this bread can be baked or fried. It has a golden color and a moist inside.
Cottage loaf		Yeast bread	United Kingdom (England)	This English loaf gets its name from its shape, which looks like a cottage. It's made by squashing two round dough balls together.
Cozonac		Sweet leavened bread	Romania, Bulgaria	A sweet bread from Romania and Bulgaria, made with milk, eggs, sugar, and butter. It often has raisins, nuts, and citrus zest.
Cracker		Crispy bread	United States United Kingdom Isle of Man	A flat, crisp, baked good, usually small and made from grain and flour. In the UK, they are called savory biscuits.
Crêpe		Pancake	France	Extremely thin pancakes from France. They can be filled with sweet things like fruit or savory things like cheese and ham.
Crisp bread		Crispy bread	Scandinavia	A very dry, crispy bread from Scandinavia. It's traditionally made with wholemeal rye flour, salt, and water.
Crumpet		Flatbread	United Kingdom (England)	Usually round and flat, but thick, with many small holes on top. This gives it a light, spongy texture.
Cuban bread		Yeast bread, White	United States (Florida) Cuba	A simple white bread, similar to French or Italian bread, but with its own special baking method.
Karē pan		Bun	Japan	Japanese curry wrapped in dough, coated in bread crumbs, and usually deep-fried or baked.
Damper		Unleavened bread (traditionally)	Australia	An iconic Australian dish, traditionally made from wheat flour and baked in the hot coals of a campfire.
Dampfnudel		Sweet bread, White	Germany	A sweet, dense, and moist bread from Germany, usually with a white top.
Dorayaki		Pancake	Japan	A Japanese sweet treat with two small pancakes wrapped around a filling of sweet red bean paste.
Dosa		Pancake	India (Southern)	A fermented crepe or pancake from Southern India, made from rice batter and black lentils. It's often served with fillings like potato or coconut.
Dumb bread		Unleavened	Virgin Islands	This bread from the Virgin Islands doesn't use yeast. It's made with flour, water, butter, sugar, baking powder, salt, and sometimes shredded coconut.
Eggette		Pancake	Hong Kong	A spherical pancake or waffle popular in Hong Kong and Macao. It's also called an egg puff or egg waffle.
English muffin		Yeast bread	England	Small, round, and thin, usually dusted with semolina. They are split, toasted, and buttered, often eaten for breakfast. In the UK, they're just called "muffins."
Farl		Flatbread	United Kingdom (Scotland)	Made by spreading dough on a griddle, cutting it into four pieces, and cooking them.
Farinata		Chickpea flour flatbread from Italy	Argentina, Italy, Uruguay	A flatbread made with chickpea flour and water. It's also known as fainá in Uruguay and Argentina.
Felipe		Leavened	Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay	A leavened wheat bread with a hard crust, popular in parts of South America.
Filone		Leavened	Italy	This Italian bread is similar to a French baguette.
Flatbread		Flatbread	Global	Bread that is flat in shape, often round. Many cultures around the world cook and eat flatbreads.
Flatbrød		Flatbread	Norway	A traditional Norwegian food, usually eaten with fish, salted meats, and soups.
Flatkaka		Flatbread, Rye	Iceland	A soft, round, thin, and dark bread from Iceland, with a special pattern from the frying pan.
Focaccia		Yeast bread	Italy	An Italian yeast bread often poked with a knife to stop it from bubbling too much on the surface.
Fougasse		Yeast bread	France	Some versions of this French yeast bread are shaped or cut to look like an ear of wheat.
Fugazza		leavened flat bread with onions	Argentina, Uruguay	A leavened flatbread with onions. Fugazzeta is an Argentinian version.
Graham bread			United States	A whole wheat bread inspired by Sylvester Graham.
Galleta de Campaña			Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay	A layered wheat bread made with lard.
Green onion pancake		Flatbread	China	A savory, non-leavened flatbread from China, folded with oil and minced green onions. It's made from dough, not batter.
Guokui		Flatbread	China	A Chinese flatbread made from flour, with different versions depending on the region. It's often cooked in a cylindrical oven.
Hallulla		Flatbread	Chile	A round, butter-baked bread from Chile, often used for sandwiches with cheese and ham.
Hard dough bread		Yeast bread	Jamaica	A common sandwich bread in Jamaica.
Hardbrood		Flatbread, White	Netherlands (Groningen)	A dry white flatbread from the Netherlands, made of two layers connected at the dents.
Hardtack		Flatbread, Crispy	Egypt, Mediterranean Basin	A simple, crispy cracker or biscuit made from flour, water, and sometimes salt.
Himbasha		Flatbread	Eritrea Ethiopia	A slightly sweet, celebratory flatbread from Eritrea and Ethiopia, often served on special occasions. It's known for its ground cardamom flavor.
Hoagie Roll		Leavened	United States	A long roll used for making hoagie sandwiches. It's made with flour, egg, milk, oil, salt, sugar, and yeast, sometimes topped with sesame seeds.
Hot and spicy cheese bread		Yeast bread	United States (Madison, Wisconsin)	Made from a brioche-like dough, mixed with Provolone and Monterey Jack cheeses, and topped with crushed hot red peppers.
Injera		Flatbread	Eritrea Ethiopia	A unique, spongy flatbread from Eritrea and Ethiopia, traditionally made from teff flour. It's risen with a fermented starter.
Shokupan		Yeast bread	Japan	A soft white milk bread from Japan, often found in Asian bakeries. It's made using a special method called tangzhong.
Johnnycake or Hoecake		Flatbread	United States	A fried gruel made of cornmeal, salt, and hot water or milk. It's sometimes sweetened and is linked to Native American traditions.
Ka'ak		Leavened	Near East The Middle East Arab World Armenia	This bread varies widely, including bread rings and sweet versions, found across the Near East and Arab world.
Kalach		Yeast bread	East Slavs	A kettlebell-shaped or ring-shaped bread popular among East Slavs.
Kamir		Yeast bread	Indonesia	A round bread from Indonesia, made with yeast, flour, butter, egg, and sometimes banana or tapai.
Khachapuri		Flatbread	Georgia	A famous cheese-filled bread from Georgia. Different types have different shapes and fillings.
Khanom bueang		Flatbread, Crispy	Thailand	A common Thai street food that looks like a taco. It's made of rice flour and filled with coconut cream and sweet or savory toppings.
Khakhra		Flatbread, Crispy	India (Gujarat)	A common food from Gujarat, India. It's round like roti but crispy and dry.
Khooba Roti		Flatbread, Soft	India (Rajasthan)	A common bread from Rajasthan, India. It's thicker than roti, a bit hard outside but soft inside, made with ghee and wheat flour.
Khubz		Flatbread	Arab world	A medium-sized yeast bread from the Arab world, made with whole wheat flour. It has a hollow pocket inside.
Kifli		Yeast bread	Austria	Similar to a bagel, but shaped like a crescent. It's often brushed with egg and sprinkled with poppy or caraway seeds and salt.
Kisra		Flatbread	Sudan South Sudan	A popular fermented bread from Sudan, usually made from sorghum or wheat.
Kitcha		Flatbread	Ethiopia Eritrea	Also known as kitta, this is a wheat-flour flatbread cooked in a pan. It's often used to make a dish called fit-fit.
Kulcha		Flatbread	India Pakistan (Punjab)	Made from maida flour dough, often stuffed with mashed potatoes or onion and spices. It's baked until golden and usually eaten with chickpea curry.
Lagana		Crispy bread	Greece	A special crispy bread from Greece, baked only on Clean Monday, the first day of Lent.
Lahoh		Leavened	Djibouti Somalia Yemen	A spongy, pancake-like bread from Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen. It's made with plain flour, self-raising flour, water, yeast, and salt.
Lángos		Yeast bread	Hungary Austria	A dough patty baked in fat, served warm as a snack with sour cream and cheese, or with ham, onion, and parsley.
Laobing		Flatbread	China (Northern)	An unleavened Chinese flatbread, very similar to Indian chapati. It can be as big as a pizza, about one centimeter thick, and has a chewy texture.
Laufabrauð		Flatbread	Iceland	A traditional Icelandic bread, most often eaten during the Christmas season. It's thin and decorative.
Lavash		Flatbread	Iran Armenia	A soft, thin flatbread that's flexible when fresh, great for wraps. It dries quickly and becomes brittle for long storage. It's an important part of Armenian culture.
Lefse		Flatbread	Norway	A soft flatbread from Norway, made with potato, milk or cream, flour, and cooked on a griddle.
Limpa		Yeast bread	Scandinavia	A sweet, spiced rye bread from Scandinavia.
Llonguet		Yeast bread	Catalan Countries, especially the island of Mallorca.	A small, oval bread with a groove on top. It's made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, and is often used for sandwiches.
Lye roll		Yeast bread	Germany	Rolls that are dipped in lye (or baking soda) before baking, giving them a unique flavor and crust, similar to a pretzel.
Malooga or Maluj		Flatbread	Yemen	A pizza-like dough from Yemen, kneaded well, risen, and then stretched into large rounds. It's baked in a tandoor-like oven.
Maltese bread or Ħobż tal-Malti		Sourdough	Malta	Traditional Maltese bread from Qormi, often served with tomato paste and olive oil.
Mantou		Bun	China	Steamed buns from China, made of white flour and often slightly sweet.
Markook		Flatbread	Levant The Middle East Arab World West Asia	A large, round flatbread from the Middle East, kept very thin before baking. It can be baked in a clay oven or on a domed metal griddle.
Marraqueta		Leavened, lobed loaf	Chile	A kneaded bread from Chile, made with flour, salt, water, and leavening.
Matzah		Flatbread	Levant (Jewish)	An unleavened flatbread used in Judaism, especially during Passover. It's made very quickly (in 18 minutes) to prevent it from rising.
Melonpan		Sweet bun, Crispy	Japan	A Japanese sweet bun with a crispy cookie dough layer on top. The pineapple bun from Hong Kong is similar.
Miche		Leavened	France	A rounded loaf from France, often made with sourdough.
Michetta		Leavened	Italy	Also known as rosetta, this Italian bread has a hollow, bulging shape.
Milk roll		Leavened		A soft white bread, often baked in a round loaf tin. The recipe includes milk.
Mohnflesserl		White	Austria	A traditional Austrian braided bun, sometimes sprinkled with poppy seeds or salt, or glazed.
Mollete		Flatbread, White	Spain (Andalusia)	A soft white bread from Spain, often served toasted with oil and garlic or lard.
Montreal-style bagel		Yeast bread	Canada	A bagel from Canada that's boiled in honey-sweetened water and baked in a wood-fired oven. It's smaller, denser, and includes egg and honey.
Msemmen		Flatbread	North Africa	A flatbread from North Africa, made with flour, durum wheat semolina, yeast, butter, salt, sugar, and water.
Naan		Flatbread	Central Asia,South Asia	A leavened flatbread, usually baked or fried, popular in Central and South Asia.
Ngome		Flatbread	Mali	A flatbread from Mali, made of millet, water, and vegetable oil.
Obwarzanek krakowski		Yeast bread	Poland (Kraków)	A ring-shaped bread from Kraków, Poland. It's made from twisted dough, boiled, and then sprinkled with salt, poppy seeds, or sesame seeds before baking.
Pain de mie or pancarré		Yeast bread	France	A slightly sweet sandwich loaf from France with a dense inside.
Pan marsellés		Yeast bread	Uruguay	A soft, medium-sized white bread from Uruguay, with a hard crust dusted in cornmeal.
Palianytsia		Yeast bread	Ukraine	A traditional Ukrainian bread with a cut on top, baked in a hearth.
Pambazo		Yeast bread	Mexico	A type of bread used to make a sandwich of the same name in Mexico.
Pan dulce		Sweet bread	Mexico	A popular sweet bread from Mexico and other Latin American countries.
Panbrioche		Leavened	Italy	An Italian bread similar to brioche.
Pandesal		Sweet bread	Philippines	A rounded sweet bread from the Philippines, made of flour, eggs, yeast, sugar, and salt.
Pandoro		Yeast bread	Italy	A traditional sweet yeast loaf from Italy, popular around Christmas and New Year. It's often dusted with vanilla-scented icing sugar.
Pan de manteca		Buttered bread	Uruguay	A type of buttered bread from Uruguay.
Pane carasau		Flatbread	Italy	A thin, crisp traditional flatbread from Italy, often half a meter wide. It can last up to a year if kept dry.
Pane di Altamura		Leavened	Italy	An Italian leavened bread made from durum flour, often with an unusual shape.
Pane ticinese		Leavened, White	Switzerland	A white bread from Switzerland, known for its softness. It's made of several small rolls meant to be broken off by hand.
Panettone		Sweet bread	Italy	A fluffy, sweet bread from Italy, popular for Christmas and New Year. It contains candied citrus and raisins.
Panfocaccia		Leavened	Italy	An Italian bread similar to focaccia.
Pão de queijo		Cassava flour	Brazil	A Brazilian bread similar to chipá, made with cassava flour and cheese.
Papadum or Papad		Flatbread	India	A thin, crisp, cracker-like flatbread from India, served with meals, as an appetizer, or as a snack with various toppings.
Paratha		Flatbread	India Pakistan Bangladesh	An unleavened flatbread from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, made by pan-frying whole wheat dough. It's often stuffed with vegetables or cheese.
Parotta or Barotta		Flatbread	India (Southern)	A common layered flatbread from Southern India, found in restaurants and roadside shops. It's made of dough with fat, flour, and water.
Paximathia		Dry bread	Greece	Also called "rusks," this dry bread from Greece is made with whole wheat, chickpea, or barley flour.
Peg bread		Leavened, lobed loaf	Jamaica and West Indies	A bread from Jamaica and the West Indies, similar to a bread roll.
Penia		Sweet bread	Italy	A sweet bread from Italy, made from sugar, butter, eggs, anise seeds, and lemons.
Pita		Flatbread	Near East Greece Cyprus	A round flatbread with an inner pocket. As it cooks, steam puffs up the dough, leaving a pocket when it cools.
Pizza		Leavened flatbread with toppings	Italy	A round, flat base of leavened wheat dough, topped with tomatoes, cheese, and other ingredients. It's baked at high temperatures, traditionally in a wood-fired oven.
Piadina		Flatbread	Italy	A thin flatbread from Italy, usually made in the Romagna region with white flour, lard or olive oil, salt, and water.
Pistolet		Leavened	Belgium	A small, round bread from Belgium, traditionally filled with butter and jam for Sunday breakfast.
Pogača		Flatbread	Balkans and Turkey	Generally made from wheat flour, but sometimes barley and rye are added. It can be stuffed with potatoes, ground beef, or cheese.
Porteño		Leavened	Uruguay	A leavened wheat bread from Uruguay, similar to pan flauta.
Portuguese sweet bread		Sweet bread	Portugal	A round, subtly sweet bread from Portugal, traditionally made for Christmas and Easter. It's made with milk, sugar or honey.
Potato bread		Leavened or unleavened	United States Lithuania Latvia	This bread uses potato instead of some of the wheat flour. The amount of potato varies, and it can be leavened or unleavened.
Potbrood		Leavened	South Africa	A bread from South Africa, baked in a cast-iron pot covered with wood coals. It's often made with wheat flour and sweetcorn.
Pretzel		Yeast bread	Germany	A knot-shaped bread from Germany, sometimes soft, sometimes hard, and can be sweet or salty. It's often dipped in lye before baking.
Proja		Cornbread	Croatia Serbia	Small muffins or loaves of cornbread from Croatia and Serbia. It was once a food for difficult times but is now a common meal.
Pumpernickel		Rye	Germany	A very heavy, dense, and slightly sweet dark rye bread from Germany. It's traditionally made with coarsely ground flour.
Pumpkin bread		Quick bread	Native Americans	A moist quick bread made with pumpkin. It can be made with cooked pumpkin or canned pumpkin, and often includes nuts like walnuts.
Puran Poli, also called Obbatu, Bobbatlu, Bakshalu		Flatbread	India	A sweet dessert flatbread from India, served for special occasions. It's filled with boiled chickpea lentils, turmeric, sugar, and spices.
Qistibi		Flatbread	Russia (Tatarstan and Bashkortostan)	Roasted flatbreads from Russia with various fillings. The dough is not fermented, and popular fillings include mashed potato or millet.
Quick bread		Leavened	United States	This type of bread uses something other than yeast to make it rise, like baking soda or baking powder.
Rewena bread		Sourdough	New Zealand	A round loaf from New Zealand, made with a sourdough starter based on potatoes.
Komeko pan		Rice bread	Japan	A Japanese bread made from rice flour.
Rieska		Flatbread	Finland	An unleavened flatbread from Finland, commonly made from barley or potato.
Röggelchen		Rye	Germany (Rhineland) Eastern Belgium	A small pastry from Germany and Belgium, shaped like a double roll. It's made with at least 50% rye flour.
Roti		Flatbread	India Pakistan	An unleavened flatbread from India and Pakistan, made from stone-ground wholemeal flour.
Roti bolen		Sweet bread	Indonesia	A sweet bread from Indonesia, made with baked flour and layers of butter or margarine. It's filled with cheese, durian, or banana.
Roti buaya		Sweet bread	Indonesia	A crocodile-shaped bread from Indonesia, made of yam or cassava.
Roti canai		Flatbread	Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Thailand	A flatbread dish served with curry, popular in Southeast Asian countries. It's made of dough with fat, flour, and water.
Rugbrød		Sourdough	Denmark	A Danish sourdough bread made of rye and wheat flour. It's low in fat, high in fiber, and usually a long, brown rectangle.
Rumali Roti		Flatbread	India (Northern)	This flatbread from Northern India is thin and soft like a handkerchief, which is what "rumali" means in Hindi. It's made with highly refined wheat flour.
Ryaninjun		Leavened	United States (New England)	A brown bread from New England, made from rye flour and cornmeal. It was baked on oak or cabbage leaves by the Puritans.
Rye bread		Leavened	Europe	Made from different parts of rye grain flour. It's usually denser and has more fiber than many other breads, with a darker color and stronger flavor.
Sacramental bread		Crispy bread	Greece Italy (Rome)	A ceremonial bread used in the Christian Eucharist ritual.
Saj bread		Unleavened	Middle East, Turkey, Armenia	A daily staple in many Middle Eastern countries, especially Lebanon. It's an unleavened bread.
Samoon		Yeast bread	Iraq	An Iraqi yeast bread baked in traditional stone ovens, like pizza. It's often served with foods like Hummus, Kebab, and Shawarma.
Salt-rising bread		Leavened	United States	A bread from the United States with a dense inside and a cheese-like flavor. It's made with wheat flour and a starter liquid.
Sangak		Sourdough	Iran	A plain, rectangular, or triangular whole wheat sourdough bread from Iran. It can be plain or topped with poppy or sesame seeds.
Scone		Quick bread	United Kingdom	A small quick bread from the United Kingdom, usually made of wheat, barley, or oatmeal, and leavened with baking powder.
Sgabeo		Leavened	Italy (Lunigiana)	An Italian bread cut into strips, fried, and salted.
Shaobing		Layered flatbread	China	A thick, baked, layered flatbread from China, which can have sweet or savory fillings.
Shirmal		Flatbread	India Iran	A saffron-flavored traditional flatbread, usually made with milk instead of water.
Shotis puri		Yeast bread	Georgia	A Georgian yeast bread made of white flour and shaped like a canoe. It's baked in a tandoor oven.
Soda bread		Soda bread	Ireland	A quick bread from Ireland that uses baking soda to rise instead of yeast. It's made with flour, bread soda, salt, and buttermilk.
Sopa		Maize flour and cheese bread	Paraguay	A bread from Paraguay made with maize flour, cheese, eggs, and lard.
Sopapilla		Deep fried pumpkin bread	Chile	A deep-fried bread from Chile, made with pumpkin, wheat flour, and lard.
Sourdough bread		Sourdough	Fertile Crescent	A bread made by fermenting dough with natural bacteria and yeasts. It often has a slightly sour taste because of the lactic acid.
Spelt bread		Yeast bread	Georgia Armenia	This bread is made mainly with spelt flour or coarse meal.
Sprouted bread		Sprouted	Isle of Man	A type of bread made from whole grains that have started to sprout (germinate).
Taboon bread or Laffa		Flatbread	Turkey	A flatbread traditionally baked in a Tabun oven and eaten with different fillings. It's used as a wrap in many cuisines.
Taftan		Leavened	Iran	A leavened flour bread from Iran, flavored with saffron and a little cardamom powder. It's baked in a clay oven.
Tandoor bread		Flatbread	Global	Any type of bread baked in a clay oven called a tandoor.
Teacake		Sweet bun	United Kingdom	A fruited sweet bun from the United Kingdom, usually served toasted and buttered.
Telera		Yeast bread	Mexico	A soft, white bread from Mexico, generally used for making sandwiches called tortas.
Texas toast		Yeast bread	United States (Texas)	A type of white bread from Texas that's sliced twice as thick as regular bread. It's great for dishes with liquids like barbecue sauce.
Tiger bread		Rice bread	Netherlands	A bread from the Netherlands with a unique pattern on top, made by painting rice paste on the surface before baking. It looks like tiger stripes!
Tonis puri		Flatbread	Georgia	A Georgian flatbread made of white flour and baked in a tandoor oven.
Torta frita		White flour, lard, flatbread, fried	Argentina, Uruguay	A leavened flatbread from Argentina and Uruguay, deep-fried in lard. It's similar to sopaipilla.
Tortilla		Flatbread	Mexico Guatemala	A thin flatbread from Mexico and Guatemala, made from finely ground wheat flour. It's cooked like corn tortillas.
Tsoureki		Leavened	Greece	A sweet bread from Greece, made of braided dough strands. It can also be savory.
Ttongppang		Pancake	South Korea	A Korean bread sold at street markets, filled with red bean paste and walnut kernel.
Tunnbröd		Flatbread	Sweden	A Swedish flatbread that can be soft (used as a wrap) or crisp (eaten with fermented herring). It comes in many varieties.
Uttapam		Pancake	India (Southern)	A fermented crepe or pancake from Southern India, made from rice batter and black lentils. It's topped with ingredients like onion, chili, and tomato.
Vánočka		Leavened	Czech Republic, Slovakia	A rich, sweet bread from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, traditionally baked at Christmastime. It's similar to brioche and is braided.
Vienna bread		Leavened	Austria (Vienna)	A bread from Vienna, Austria, made using high-quality Hungarian grain and special yeast.
Wagafi bread		Flatbread	Iraq, Iran	A flat, thin bread from Iraq and Iran.
White bread		White	Global	Made from wheat flour where the bran and germ have been removed.
Whole wheat bread		Leavened	Europe	Made using flour that is partly or entirely from whole wheat grains.
Wotou/wowotou		Steamed	China	A cone-shaped steamed bread from northern China, made from cornmeal.
Yufka		Flatbread	Turkey	A thin, round, unleavened flatbread from Turkey, similar to lavash. It's about 18 inches in diameter.
Zopf		Leavened, White	Switzerland Liechtenstein Germany Austria	A braided white bread from Switzerland and nearby countries. It's brushed with egg yolk before baking for a golden crust.
Zwieback		Crispy sweet bread	Germany	A crisp, sweetened bread from Germany, made with eggs and baked twice. It's sliced before the second baking, making it very crunchy.

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In Spanish: Anexo:Tipos de pan para niños