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Freshly baked breads cooling on a wire rack in a home kitchen: a stamped Uzbek non, a pull-apart flower bread and Turkish loaves

Bakery in Tetouan: Why Our Bread Is Made to Order

No shop window and no leftovers: you order online and we bake for the weekend. Our Uzbek and Turkish breads, what sets each...
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Sesame-crusted Turkish simit rings stacked on a wooden board with a glass of Turkish tea, white cheese and olives

Simit: Turkey's Sesame Bread, From Istanbul to Tetouan

From the red carts of Istanbul to the breakfast table: where simit comes from, how Turks eat it, and how to bake a good one at home.
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Moroccan harcha semolina flatbreads next to Turkish pogaça rolls with nigella seeds, mint tea and Turkish tea

Harcha or Pogaça? Two Breakfast Breads, Two Traditions

Harcha and pogaça are eaten at the same time of day, with tea, but almost everything else sets them apart: the grain, the...
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A round Uzbek non bread with a stamped patterned centre and sesame seeds, in front of a blurred turquoise-tiled dome in Samarkand

Samarkand: The City Behind Our Name and Its Famous Bread

Why is Samarkand bread so famous? A short tour of the city, from its turquoise domes to its bakers, and the customs that...
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