International Recipes and Cooking Around the World

Bread Recipes

Loaf of whole wheat bread

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Baked, grilled, steamed or fried, bread is often called the "staff of life." It has been a basic foodstuff for a variety of cultures for millenia. Bread isn't just a source of nutrition. It also has remarkable cultural and symbolic significance, from its inclusion as an element of the Christian Eucharist to its use as a metaphor for money.

International Bread Recipes

Pupusas

Woman making pupusas

(Salvadoran, Honduran stuffed masa flatbread)

Arepas

Arepas (Venezuelas corncakes)

(Venezuelan corncakes)

Nacatamales

Freshly steamed nacatamal

(Honduran, Nicaraguan meat and vegetable-filled tamales)

Bao

Bao (Chinese steamed, filled buns)

(Chinese steamed, filled buns)

Cachapas

Cachapas (Venezuelan fresh corn pancakes)

(Venezuelan fresh corn pancakes)

Naan

Naan (Indian, Pakistani tandoor-baked bread)

(Indian, Pakistani tandoor-baked bread)

Chapati

Chapati (Indian, Pakistani wholewheat flatbread)

(Indian, Pakistani wholewheat flatbread)

Bammy

Bammy Jamaican cassava flatbread

(Jamaican cassava flatbread)

Kulich

Kulich (Eastern Orthodox sweet Easter bread)

(Eastern Orthodox sweet Easter bread)

Pita

Pita (Mediterranean pocket bread)

(Mediterranean pocket bread)

Boxty

Boxty (Irish potato pancakes)

(Irish potato pancakes)