Nan Bread

Nan Bread

Naan or Nan is a leavened, oven-baked flatbread. It is typical of and popular in West, Central and South Asia.

Originally, nan was a general term for various flatbreads from different parts of the world. The name stems from (new) Persian, itself from Sanskrit nayan; being a generic word for bread. The bread is usually served with curry dishes.

Read more about Nan Bread:  Etymology, Description, Gallery, See Also

Famous quotes containing the word bread:

    If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim—no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited.
    Beatrice Potter Webb (1858–1943)