On Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 2:10:38 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-02-27 12:47 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 2:38:31 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove
> > wrote:
> >> I got some new (to me) pita bread at Winco. I got whole wheat but
> >> they also had white. It's not the pocket type but has perforations
> >> down the middle. I topped it with hummus and pico de gallo. Yum!
> >
> > I don't know much about pita bread but aren't you supposed to break
> > the pita on the perforations and then open and fill the halfs?
> >
>
>
> No. They are usually an inferior form of pita, chuck full of
> preservatives to keep them mediocre. Real pitas are really good when
> they are fresh, but they don't keep well in the bag, in a fridge or even
> in a freezer.

I agree. There's a Middle Eastern market across the street from my
office that has an in-store bakery, where a bunch of middle-aged
ladies make pita. It's great fresh, but doesn't store well.

Cindy Hamilton