Roti pipih
Roti datar adalah sebuah roti yang dibuat dengan tepung, air dan garam, dan kemudian dibentuk menjadi adonan datar. Beberapa roti datar dibuat tanpa ragi meskipun beberapa menggunakan ragi, seperti roti pita.
| Roti datar | |
|---|---|
 Roti datar buatan rumah | |
| Jenis | Roti |
| Bahan utama | Tepung, air, garam |
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Terdapat beberapa bahan opsional lainnya yang dimasukkan dalam roti datar, seperti bubuk kari, jalapeño, bubuk cabai, atau lada hitam. Minyak zaitun atau biji wijen juga ditambahkan. Roti datar berukuran tebal dari satu milimeter sampai beberapa sentimeter.
Roti datar dikenal di Mesir Kuno dan Sumeria. Di Mesopotamia kuno (sekarang Irak), bangsa Sumeria menemukan bahwa biji-bijian pangan dapat ditumbuk menjadi sebuah pasta dan kemudian dipanggang menjadi sebuah roti datar .
Roti tak beragi (seperti matzoh yang tidak disajikan dengan ragi) biasanya adalah roti datar dan memegang perang keagamaan istimewa pada pengikut Yudaisme dan Kekristenan.
Referensi
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