Pita is a slightly leavened
wheat bread,
flat, either round or oval, and variable in size. Its history extends
far into antiquity, since flatbreads in general, whether leavened or
not, are among the most ancient breads, requiring no oven or utensils
to make.
The term used for the bread in English is a loanword from Greek, pita
(πίτα), probably derived from the Ancient
Greek pēktos (πηκτός), meaning "solid" or
"clotted".[1]
In the Arabic world, pita is a foreign word, all breads are called
khubz
(ordinary bread), and specifically this bread is known as khubz arabi
(Arabic bread). The tenth-century Arab cookery book, Kitab
al-Tabikh by ibn
Sayyar al-Warraq, includes six recipes for khubz, all
baked in a tannur
oven.[2]
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