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1. First, a bread basic. Unleavened bread is bread that doesn't contain agents that cause it to rise. Thus, such bread does not contain...
2. Unleavened breads are popular in many cultures. What is the Mexican version, used in many different dishes?
3. Another unleavened bread is used by Jews during the Passover ceremony (and during the rest of the year as well!).
4. The Jewish people produce several distinctive leavened breads as well. This one, popular on the Sabbath, is a braided egg loaf.
5. Another distinctive Jewish bread is boiled before it is baked, giving it its distinctive texture.
6. Remaining in the Middle East for a while...which bread, when baked, forms a pocket that can be used to hold fillings like hummus and baba ganoush?
7. Another Middle Eastern bread is often used for 'sandwiches' in the U.S., made by spreading a filling on the unleavened bread and rolling it up. It is also called 'cracker bread' due to its thinness and dry texture.
8. Now on to Europe! If you are baking rye bread, what seed is used for the customary and traditional flavoring?
9. What is a thin, almost sticklike loaf of French bread called?
10. What ingredient helps give pumpernickel bread its dark color?
11. What was the dry, filling bread (or cracker) called that British sailors depended on during long voyages?
12. On to Asia. What is the unleavened bread customarily served with many Indian meals?
13. What is the thin bread used to wrap the Chinese dish moo shu called?
14. Now, on to the United States. What flavorful leavened bread is associated with San Francisco and the Gold Rush?
15. Lastly, back to England for one more. What product, much like a flattened version of the English muffin from the U.S. or a thick pancake, is delicious with butter and jam at tea?
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