 Leavened lagana with sesame seeds | |
| Alternative names | λαγάνα |
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| Type | Bread |
| Place of origin | Greece |
| Ingredients generally used | Sesame seeds |
| Similar dishes | Focaccia |
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. [2] It is typically flat, oval-shaped, with surface decorated by impressing fingertips. [3] [4]
Sesame seeds are a common topping, and it may also be topped with other herbs, and seasoned with olive oil. [5] The name comes from a Greco-Roman pastry dough lagana, which is also the origin of the word lasagna, [6] 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
- ^ Kochilas, Diane (1993). The food and wine of Greece (1st pbk. ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-08783-8.
- ^ "Lagana, Greek Lenten flatbread". Diane Kochilas, Greek Food for Life. 17 March 2013.
- ^ Hallee Bridgeman (2013-09-02). The Walking Bread the Bread Will Rise!: A Cookbook and a Parody. House of Bread Books™. 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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