World breads
Well known world breads
Baguette – Originally from France, the baguette is now sold around the world. Rather than buy one, why not try our recipe?
Bagel – Originally from Eastern Europe, the bagel is characterised by its ring shape and almost chewy texture
Brioche – Originally from France. A highly enriched French bread, noted for its high butter and egg content, commonly served as a component of French desserts. Why not try making your own brioche, or for something a bit different, give Ainsley Harriotts brioche pain perdu with summer berry yoghurt.
Chapatti – A south Asian bread, usually eaten with cooked dhal (lentil soup), vegetable curry, chicken and mutton curry dishes; pieces are used to wrap around and pick up each bite of the cooked dish
Ciabatta – Originally from Italy. Loaf is somewhat elongated, broad and flattish and should be somewhat collapsed in the middle
Foccacia – Also from Italy. Often punctured with a knife to relieve surface bubbling, or dotted
Naan – From Northern India and Pakistan
Tiger bread – Originated in the Netherlands
Tortilla - A flatbread which originated in Mexico
More unusual world breads
Balep Korkun – a flat, Tibetan bread made with Baking powder and fried in a frying pan.
Bazlama – A Turkish flatbread which is usually eaten fresh
Cesnica – A Serbian soda bread
Damper – An Australian soda bread
Mantou – A steamed bun from China made with white flour and often slightly sweetened.
Melanpan – a Japanese bread made from enriched dough covered in a layer of cookie dough.
Pane Ticinese – This Swiss bread is distinguishable by its shape—it is composed of several small loaves or rolls made to be broken off by hand—and by the addition of oil to the dough, which makes the bread particularly soft.
Vánocka - Traditionally eaten in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the dough is enriched with egg and milk to form a bread which is similar to a brioche
