Breads
The art of baking around the world, from soft naan bread to crispy baguettes and flatbreads.
Bolivian Cuñape: Naturally Gluten-Free Cassava and Cheese Bread
Cuñape, or cuñapé, is a Bolivian bread with cheese and cassava starch. Moist, slightly elastic and naturally gluten-free, it is prepared with a few simple ingredients: cassava starch, cream cheese, egg, butter, milk, salt and baking powder. Native to eastern Bolivia, particularly associated with the Santa Cruz region, cuñape is one of the cheese buns…
Aish baladi: the recipe for Egyptian flatbread with wholemeal flour
Aish baladi is Egypt’s most iconic flatbread. Prepared with wholemeal flour, slightly leavened and then baked in a very hot oven, it puffs up when baked like pita bread and forms a perfect pocket to accompany everyday dishes. Rustic, supple and nutritious, this Egyptian bread can be served with ful medames, taameya, mezze, stews or…
Tunisian casse croûte: the tuna and harissa sandwich
The Tunisian casse croûte, or kaskrout tounsi, is a street-food sandwich filled with harissa, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, Tunisian salad, olives, chili pepper and sometimes potatoes, capers, mechouia or candied lemon. It is usually prepared in a Tunisian Italian bread, which is softer than a classic baguette. Since we had mentioned the famous Tunisian fricassee a…
Tunisian Mtabga: the tomato-harissa stuffed flatbread
Mtabga is a Tunisian stuffed flatbread, generous and spicy, prepared with a semolina-based dough and a stuffing flavored with tomato, onion, garlic, harissa, chili pepper and tabel-karouia. Associated with southern Tunisia and often the Gafsa region, it is one of those simple, nourishing street-food recipes that are deeply rooted in popular cuisine. Halfway between a…
