Matnakash
Matnakash ( Armenian Մատնաքաշ Matnakash ) is a traditional Armenian bread made from wheat flour. The literal translation of the term means pulled through fingers .
Ingredients and preparation
The dough, based on wheat flour , is made with baker's yeast . Sourdough is the leavening agent . Before baking, the typical oval shape is formed with the fingers.
history
Matnakash was popularized by the Soviet Union in the 1930s . The aim was to establish a “modern bread”, suitable for the “modern age of communism”. The typical shape was reinterpreted according to the Soviet ideology: The typical surface represents a worked field . Matnakash experienced international distribution through the Armenian diaspora .
See also
literature
- Irina Petrosian, David Underwood: Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore , Bloomington-Verlag, May 15, 2006, ISBN 978-1-4116-9865-9 . ( english )
Web links
Commons : Matnakash - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- thearmeniankitchen.com/matnakash-armenian-symbolic-bread - private website with a recipe