Sangak
Alternative names | Nan-e sangak |
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Type | Flatbread |
Place of origin | Iran |
Region or state | Khorasan |
Main ingredients | Wheat flour,Sour dough,Sesame |
75kcal(314kJ) | |
Other information | National bread ofIran |
Sangak(Persian:سنگک,Azerbaijani:səngək,Kurdish:sengek) ornân-e sangak(Persian:نان سنگک) is a plain, rectangular or triangularIranianwhole wheatleavenedflatbread.[1]
History
[edit]InPersiansangakmeans little stone. The bread is baked on a bed of small river stones in an oven. There are usually two varieties of this bread offered at Iranian bakeries: the generic one which has no toppings; and the more expensive variety which is traditionally topped withpoppy seedsand these days withsesame seeds,[2]and to less extentblack cumin,caraway,cuminand even dried aromatic herbs.
Sangak bread was traditionally the bread of the Persian army. It is mentioned for the first time in the 11th century. Each soldier carried a small quantity of pebbles which at camp were brought together to create the "sangak oven" that would bake the bread for the entire army. It was eaten with lambkabab.
The bread has always been widely eaten in the territory of present-dayAzerbaijan,but following theSoviettakeover in 1920, it became less common.[3]The Soviets opted for mass production of bread, an option which was not amiable to the traditional, hand-formed sangak.[3]In neighbouring Iran, however, sangak never lost its popularity.[3]
Gallery
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Sangak bread inside the oven.
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When the hot bread comes out of the oven (tandoor), it is hung on the wall to cool down.
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Inside the bakery, one person is baking and another is delivering bread.
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Sangak bread must be baked on rocks.
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The baker is delivering the bread.
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An interesting view from inside a bakery.
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The actual size of a Sangak bread.
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Sangak bread on an Iranian table.
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Bread, cheese, vegetables, walnuts: a common nutritious Iranian breakfast.
See also
[edit]- Barbari bread,Iranian leavenedwhite bread
- Lavash,a commonArmenianunleavened bread
- Taftan,an Iranian bread
- Sheermal,a saffron-flavored traditional flatbreadiranian cuisine
References
[edit]- ^Caballero, Benjamin; Finglas, Paul M.; Toldrá, Fidel, eds. (2015).Encyclopedia of Food and Health (Vol. 1).Academic Press. p. 727.ISBN978-0123849533.
- ^"Breads of Iran".Food Reference.Retrieved2016-03-26.
- ^abc"Bread - Chorak".Azerbaijan International.Retrieved2016-03-26.
External links
[edit]- Media related toSangakat Wikimedia Commons