History of Flatbread

The history of flatbread aligns to the history of well..bread! About 30,000 years ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth (just kidding, I’m not THAT bad at history – only pretty bad. That instills trust in you as the reader, no?). Let’s start over. About 30,000 years ago (at least), the first flatbread was made. Up to that point, prehistoric man was combining water and grains to make gruel. Then somebody came along and had the bright idea to fry it on a rock and alas the OG flatbread was born.

It wasn’t until leavening (yeast) and refined flour came into the mix were we able to fluff up our breads. But during the pre-fluff days, flat-type breads such as Middle Eastern pita, Indian naan and tortillas were the star.

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