Pita Bread

Pita bread is a round, leavened flatbread that puffs to form a pocket. Soft and chewy with a mild, wheaty aroma, it splits cleanly to hold fillings and takes well to toasting or grilling. Common uses include stuffing for sandwiches, scooping dips, wrapping kebabs, or baking into crisp chips; sold in white and whole-wheat rounds across various diameters.\n\nIt traces to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant, spreading throughout Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines. Traditionally baked in very hot ovens that trap steam to inflate the pocket, the style is now produced worldwide in commercial bakeries.