pavane wrote:
> "Curly Sue" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The Resident College Student ate at a "Mediterranean" restaurant,
> > which from the description sounds Turkish.
> >
> > One item was a loaf of bread. It was served (one for the table)
> > puffed up with steam and the diners had to deflate it before eating,
> > at which point it was flat and looked like a large pita. RCS says it
> > was not called "pita."
> >
> > Does anyone know what this is, or is it just a "specialty" of that
> > individual restaurant?
>
> A very fine Turkish restaurant (Bosphorus) in Winter Park FL
> just started serving the same bread...really good, but I also
> have no idea what the name is. ... I just called the restaurant,
> it is called "Lavash." Served hot and puffed. Great.

Last year we holidayed in Turkey. Lovely place. They served this
bread everywhere, but I don't remember the name.

They also turn it into a kind of pizza called 'pide'. The topping is
put on the bread and 2 opposite edges are folded in to make a long boat
shape (I think pide might actually mean boat in Turkish). This is
sliced into strips and served. Great finger food!

--
Paul