Matnakash
Sign in to saveMatnakash () is a leavened traditional Armenian bread. The word matnakash means "finger draw" or "finger pull", referring to the way the bread is prepared. It is made of wheat flour with yeast or sourdough starter. It is shaped into oval or round loaves with longitudinal or criss-crossed scoring. The characteristic golden or golden-brown color of its crust is achieved by coating the surface of the loaves with sweetened tea essence before baking.
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It is catalogued under the topic Armenian breads.
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Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Matnakash
- Prepared food.image
- Matnakash.JPG
- Prepared food.image_size
- 250px
- Prepared food.country
- Armenia
- Prepared food.associated_cuisine
- Armenian cuisine
- Prepared food.type
- Bread
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Wheat flour; yeast or sourdough starter
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Wikidata facts
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- food
- Country of origin
- Armenia
- Material used
- wheat flour
- Image
- Matnakash.JPG
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- Armenian cuisine
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Matnakash () is a leavened traditional Armenian bread. The word matnakash means "finger draw" or "finger pull", referring to the way the bread is prepared. It is made of wheat flour with yeast or sourdough starter. It is shaped into oval or round loaves with longitudinal or criss-crossed scoring. The characteristic golden or golden-brown color of its crust is achieved by coating the surface of the loaves with sweetened tea essence before baking.
Matnakash is also popular in places with large Armenian populations as a result of the Armenian diaspora.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Matnakash” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.