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Taftan

Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries

Taftan, also called taftoon, is a leavened flour bread originating in Iran that was introduced to Kuwaiti and South Asian cuisines. It is made with refined flour, milk, yoghurt and eggs and baked in a clay oven, sometimes flavored with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.

Facts
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
Iran 1
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Source Wikipedia: Taftan (bread)

In Cuisine

Source Wikipedia: Taftan (bread)

Uses Ingredient

Cardamom, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia: Taftan (bread)
Flour, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia: Taftan (bread)
Saffron, Ingredients
Source Wikipedia: Taftan (bread)
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Taftan (bread)
  • Introduction, first sentence
    originating from Iran
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taftan_(bread) (dietary-suitability)
    It is made with refined flour, milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven.
  • In Cuisine: Afghan Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Saffron, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, saffron, cardamom
  • Uses Ingredient: Cardamom, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, saffron, cardamom
  • Uses Ingredient: Flour, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, saffron, cardamom
  • Expresses Tradition: Bread Baking, Wikipedia category: Category:Iranian breads
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