Lagana (bread)
 Leavened lagana with sesame seeds | |
| Alternative names | λαγάνα |
|---|---|
| Type | Bread |
| Place of origin | Greece |
| Ingredients generally used | Sesame seeds |
| Similar dishes | Focaccia |
Lagana(Greek:λαγάνα,fromλάγανον[1]) is aGreekflatbreadtraditionally baked forClean Monday,the first day of theGreat Lent.Traditionally, it was preparedunleavened(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]
Sesameseeds are a common topping, and it may also be topped with other herbs, and seasoned witholive oil.[5] The name comes from a Greco-Roman pastry doughlagana,which is also the origin of the wordlasagna,[6]also known astracta,fromAncient Greek:τρακτὸς.
See also[edit]
- Focaccia,a similar bread from Italian cuisine
Notes[edit]
- ^λάγανον,Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott,A Greek-English Lexicon,on Perseus
- ^Kochilas, Diane (1993).The food and wine of Greece(1st pbk. ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press.ISBN978-0-312-08783-8.
- ^"Lagana, Greek Lenten flatbread".Diane Kochilas, Greek Food for Life. 17 March 2013.
- ^Hallee Bridgeman (2013-09-02).The Walking Bread the Bread Will Rise!: A Cookbook and a Parody.House of Bread Books™.ISBN9781939603098.
- ^"Lagana Bread (λαγάνα)".The Greek Vegan.Retrieved26 January2015.
- ^Vocabolario Etimologico Pianigiani,1907,s.v.lasagna;see more in thetracta (dough)article
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