Did you know that pita bread has been around for 4,000 years?!
This well-known bread, originated in the West of the Mediterranean Sea and was known to be carried by traders who traveled across the Arabian and Sahara Desert.
To create pita bread, they used to make a dough made of flour and water only and leave it out to form natural yeast from the surrounding environment, then they were cooked over a hot fire in an outdoor oven.
While nowadays, this same bread is being created using new technologies and new recipes, this simple flour and water mixture now also contains yeast, salt and sometimes sugar.
You may be wondering what makes Pita bread get this staple shape that distinguished it from any other bread.
Simply put, it’s the yeast and high oven temperature that allows the dough to cook within seconds and thus create an interior pocket.
The journey of this loaf of bread started in the desert thousands of years ago, and has expanded to become a household staple worldwide.
Which bring us to say that when something lasts this long and keeps on growing and expanding over time, this must mean it’s exceptional!
