Lagana (bread)
Lagana (Greek: λαγάνα, from λάγανον[1]) is a Greek flatbread traditionally baked for Clean Monday, the first day of the Great Lent. Traditionally, it was prepared unleavened (without the yeast), but leavened lagana is nowadays more common. It is typically flat, oval-shaped, with surface decorated by impressing fingertips.[2][3]
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Leavened lagana with sesame seeds | |
| Alternative names | λαγάνα |
|---|---|
| Type | Bread |
| Place of origin | Greece |
| Ingredients generally used | Sesame seeds |
| Similar dishes | Focaccia |
Sesame seeds are a common topping, and it may also be topped with other herbs, and seasoned with olive oil.[4] The name comes from a Greco-Roman pastry dough lagana, which is also the origin of the word lasagna,[5] also known as tracta, from Ancient Greek: τρακτὸς.
See also
- Focaccia, a similar bread from Italian cuisine
Notes
- λάγανον, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- "Lagana, Greek Lenten flatbread". Diane Kochilas, Greek Food for Life.
- Hallee Bridgeman (2013-09-02). The Walking Bread the Bread Will Rise!: A Cookbook and a Parody. ISBN 9781939603098.
- "Lagana Bread (λαγάνα)". The Greek Vegan. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- Vocabolario Etimologico Pianigiani, 1907, s.v. lasagna; see more in the tracta (dough) article
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