The origins and uses of pita bread date back hundreds of years, and pita still remain a staple of modern-day Mediterranean cuisine. However, not everyone is aware of where, when, and why pita started to be used for some of our favorite dishes.
Pita bread is not limited to the Mediterranean anymore. Nowadays, a lot of restaurants and food stops all over the world are serving food with pita bread. At HummusBowls, we’re not necessarily surprised by this fact, as pita bread is one of our personal favorites.
Origins
Pita originated from the Middle East, and it is known to be the oldest type of bread as it has been existing for around 4,000 years now. The name “pita” simply means “flatbread” and Greeks were the first people to use that term.
Pita spread throughout the world through the Bedouins, which is as far back as the origins and uses of pita bread can be traced. Bedouins traded pita for other essentials, and it became a popular marketplace good as a result.
Pita can be made from grains or wheat. Moreover, there are several ways to make pita, and among them include baking, steaming, frying, and grilling. Traditionally, it is made on an extremely hot stovetop, which is how the standard bubbles and char marks are formed.
It is available in most supermarkets, though, so if you don’t have time to make it from scratch, you’ll still be able to enjoy pita dishes.
Uses
Pita is a flat round bread that goes well with anything you could think to put on bread, such as steak, chicken, falafel, and lamb. As a snack, pita can be great with baba ganoush, hummus, or tabbouleh as a dip. We’ve even used pita bread to make a classic PB&J (which we highly recommend). Now that you’ve learned about the origins and uses of pita bread, all that’s left to do is eat some! Come on down to HummusBowls in Nevada to have some of the best pita bread you can possibly find, and an assortment of different ingredients to toss in.
