Sangak

Sangak
Sangak flatbreads
Alternative namesNan-e sangak
TypeFlatbread
Place of origin Iran
Region or stateKhorasan
Main ingredientsWheat flour, Sour dough, Sesame
Food energy
(per serving)
75 kcal (314 kJ)
Other informationNational bread of Iran
  •   Media: Sangak
Two bakers baking sangak bread in a traditional oven
Baking Sangak bread in a bakery in Isfahan, Iran

Sangak (Persian: سنگک, Azerbaijani: səngək, Kurdish: sengek) or nân-e sangak (Persian: نان سنگک) is a plain, rectangular or triangular Iranian whole wheat leavened flatbread.[1]

History

In Persian sangak means little stone. The bread is baked on a bed of small river stones in an oven. There are usually two varieties of this bread offered at Iranian bakeries: the generic one which has no toppings; and the more expensive variety which is topped with poppy seeds and/or sesame seeds.[2]

Sangak bread was traditionally the bread of the Persian army. It is mentioned for the first time in the 11th century. Each soldier carried a small quantity of pebbles which at camp were brought together to create the "sangak oven" that would bake the bread for the entire army. It was eaten with lamb kabab.

The bread has always been widely eaten in the territory of present-day Azerbaijan, but following the Soviet takeover in 1920, it became less common.[3] The Soviets opted for mass production of bread, an option which was not amiable to the traditional, hand-formed sangak.[3] In neighbouring Iran, however, sangak never lost its popularity.[3]

Gallery

  • Sangak bread inside the oven.
    Sangak bread inside the oven.
  • When the hot bread comes out of the oven (Tandoor), it is hung on the wall to cool down.
    When the hot bread comes out of the oven (Tandoor), it is hung on the wall to cool down.
  • Inside the bakery, one person is baking and another is delivering bread.
    Inside the bakery, one person is baking and another is delivering bread.
  • Sangak bread must be baked on rocks.
    Sangak bread must be baked on rocks.
  • The baker is delivering the bread.
    The baker is delivering the bread.
  • An interesting view from inside a bakery.
    An interesting view from inside a bakery.
  • The actual size of a Sangak bread.
    The actual size of a Sangak bread.
  • Sangak bread on an Iranian table.
    Sangak bread on an Iranian table.
  • Bread, cheese, vegetables, walnuts: a common nutritious Iranian breakfast.
    Bread, cheese, vegetables, walnuts: a common nutritious Iranian breakfast.

See also

References

  1. ^ Caballero, Benjamin; Finglas, Paul M.; Toldrá, Fidel, eds. (2015). Encyclopedia of Food and Health (Vol. 1). Academic Press. p. 727. ISBN 978-0123849533.
  2. ^ "Breads of Iran". Food Reference. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Bread - Chorak". Azerbaijan International. Retrieved 2016-03-26.

External links

  • Media related to Sangak at Wikimedia Commons


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