lavash
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- noun
- /ləˈvæʃ/
- Fold one side of lavash over the vegetables and roll up to meet the other side.
- lavash bread
- lavash or pita
- soft lavash
Examples
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A bagel trying to kill a lavash, once again.
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"A lavash and goat cheese salad.
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Serve in lavash, with herby salad and chopped onion.
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"Lavash, sausages..."
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These are a mixture of mutton and herbs squeezed around a skewer and barbecued, served in thin sheets of unleavened bread called lavash.
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Try the sandwich on thin lavash bread with broiled tomatoes and spice-sprinkled raw onions, all moistened with tahini sauce.
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Adana kebab, a spicy ground lamb kebab, and beyti kebab, wrapped in lavash and served with yogurt, are especially good.
Synonyms
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A thin, flat bread made from flour and water, often without yeast, like pita or naan
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lavash comes from Armenian and Persian and was the name for a simple 'thin, soft' bread people baked for everyday meals. That's why lavash today means a thin flatbread often used to 'wrap' vegetables, cheese, or meat.