8 Awesome Types of Persian Bread

Welcome to the mysterious world of Persian bread. Not a very big world, but definitely beautiful and awesome world it is! Iranians love bread and there are numerous Persian cuisine served with bread. So, bread is an inseparable member of Iranian meals.

Bread is very important and you need to know which bread can answer your needs. Here we introduce 8 different types of Persian bread or Nan (noon) that you can make at home. Be with us and learn more about lovely Persian dishes.

1.     Barabari

Barbari bread is a great traditional kind of Persian bread and you will fall in love with this awesome item of food. Barbari is nourishing and delicious. These two features make this bread and ideal choice for every meal. Usually Turk people are very interested in this type of bread and you will see high quality made barbari in Tabriz.

Barbari has a very appetizing smell and this makes you feel hungry. Barbari and Cheeze make an unbelievable taste that is so magical. The best part of this bread is the potential of making you full right away.

2.     Taftoon

Taftoon bread is another traditional Persian bread. This bread is much more common than barbari as it is a little bit thinner than barbari. This bread is so smooth when you bite and the color of the bread makes you hungry and willing to want it.

Making taftoon is not that difficult to make at home. You can easily prepare the ingredients and bake this bread. Homemade taftoon is very delicious and the process of baking this bread is highly amusing. If you want to have fun and eat tasteful bread, just go for this one.

3.     Lavash

Noon Lavash is the most common Persian bread among all Iranian bread. This Noon is very thin and it is mostly used for Loghmes. This bread is the major one made across the country and usually sold out the most. It is much cheaper and way easier to freeze than the other types. Also the nutrients and benefits of this bread is less than types such as sangak and barbari. Still, it has the first place in Persian bread competition. If you want to make it, do not hesitate to find an awesome recipe for that.

4.     Sangak

Sangak is the best bread ever! It is made by rocks, little curvy ones called pebbles. It is probably the most famous of them all, just because of the awesome taste it has! The shape of this bread is unique too. It is long triangle and looks like a witch’s hat. It is usually garnished with sesame. The sesame sangak is called “noon sangak-e konjedi” and it sure is the favorite bread of Iranians.

The bakeries that bake sangak are often crowded in the morning just because Persians love to eat breakfast with hot, fresh sangak and cheese, mostly accompanying tomato and cucumber. If you have not tried this type of breakfast, go for it right now!

5.     Kalva

Do you want to know what this weird named bread is? Kalva is a sweet bread made in handful round shapes. This tasty bread is like a big dry cookie made for a giant human being. Kalva is very fragrant and the smell makes your head dizzy! If you want to make this bread, you need to follow a perfect and reliable recipe.

This giant cookie is originally from Nahavand city. The very amazing feature of this bread is that you can eat it with no ingredient needed. Like if you do not have cheese, butter or jam, kalva itself makes an awesome breakfast for you.

6.     Noon Khamei

Noon khamei is more of a sweet that bread. But this cream puff pastry is called “Naan” in Farsi and that is why we brought it in this article. The difference of this bread with the other types is the cream filling the inside of nans. The way it melts in your mouth, makes you crazy over it. Be careful not to do over eating as these sweets are miraculously delicious. The cream inside of the bread can be chocolate or vanilla based on what you desire.

7.     Shirmal

Shirmal bread is the other type. This one has a distinguishing feature among the rest of the bread types. This Persian bread is made by milk and in itself makes the bread highly nutritious and extremely delicious. If you have not tasted this bread before, it is a good time for trying this perfect bread.

The size of shirmal is suitable for one person. You can serve this bread with tea early in the morning and have a quick meal for the breakfast right before going to work.

8.     Komaj

Komaj is a traditional name for Persian bread “Naan Khormayi” or date cookie. This cookie is very delicious and it is originally from Kermanshah city of Iran. The small size of the cookie makes it suitable for snack times at work or school. It can remain in the fridge or out of it for long time and this makes it even a better option.

Dates are very healthy and a bread with dates filled in it can be really nourishing. Do not think twice to make this cookie. Healthy, delicious, beautiful, fragrant and reasonable in price are the features making the recipe worthy!

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