what is flatbread?

[bubbles4920]

what is flatbread? im on a low carb 'sort of ' diet and was told to eat this. but cant see much of it in supermarkets. spotted one in sainsburys yday but with garlic butter on top and bought some pitta bread but told later it wasnt right. also do chapatis count as they seem 'flat'???

[BBWCHATT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatbread

A flatbread is a simple bread made from flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened�made without yeast or sourdough culture. They can range from a less than one millimeter to a few centimeters thick. Flatbread was already known in Ancient Egypt and Sumer.

Religious Significance
The term unleavened breads can also refer to breads which are not prepared with leavening agents. These flatbreads holds special religious significance to adherents of Judaism and Christianity. Jews consume unleavened breads such as Matzo during Passover. They are also used in the Christan liturgy when Christians perform the Eucharist, a rite derived from the Last Supper when Jesus broke bread with his disciples during a Passover Seder.

Examples:
Aish Mehahra (Egypt)
Barbari Bread (Persian)
Bazlama (Turkey)
Bhakri (India)
Chapati (India)
Crisp bread (Nordic)
Flammkuchen (Germany)
Flatbr�d (Norway)
Focaccia (Italy)
Green onion pancake (China)
Injera (Ethiopia)
Khanom buang (Thailand)
Kn�ckebr�d (Sweden)
Lavash (Eastern Mediterranean)
Laxoox (Somaliland)
Lefse (Nordic)
Luchi (East India and Bangladesh)
Malooga (Yemeni)
Matzo (Jewish)
Naan (Central and South Asia)
Ngome (Mali)
Pita (Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East)
Papadum (India, Sri Lanka)
Paratha (India, Sri Lanka)
Pide (Turkey)
Pizza is also based on flatbread.
Puri (India)
Roti (Central and South Asia)
Sanchuisanda (the Qiang people of China) -- made of wheat flour and is baked in ashes at the side of an open wood fire. The finished loaf is covered in ashes which are blown and patted off. The name literally means "three blows, three hits" and refe

[BBWCHATT]

Sanchuisanda (the Qiang people of China) -- made of wheat flour and is baked in ashes at the side of an open wood fire. The finished loaf is covered in ashes which are blown and patted off. The name literally means "three blows, three hits" and refers to this post-cooking cleaning.
Sangak (Persian)
Taftoon Bread (Persian)
Tortilla (Mexico)
Tunnbr�d (Sweden)
Yufka (Turkey)

[bubbles4920]

wow, what excellent answers thank you so much. know just what to buy now!

[BBWCHATT]

You are most welcome Bubbles - thank you too, for letting me know that you got what you needed!

[luckyeight]

I have an excellent local Turkish shop & buy flatbread there all the time. It is so nice . Obviously it depends where you live, but the best way to find it would be to find an authentic local supplier. Don't know much about low carb diets so don't know why it has to be flatbread specifically... is it a yeast thing? If so you could try soda bread/ farls - an Irish bread that has no yeast.