Pitta (also called and less commonly known as pita or pide (Turkish), pite (Albanian), pitka (Bulgarian))'s an often round, brown, wheat flatbread made with yeast. Similar to other double-layered flat or pocket breads, pita's traditional in many Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines. It's prevalent from North Africa through the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, possibly coinciding with either the spread of the Hellenistic world or that of the Arab expansions under the banner of Islam. In G… (
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