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Best Ramazan pidesi in New York

“A soft, seed-topped Turkish bread with a weave-like crust, traditionally served to break and begin Ramadan meals.”

Ramazan pidesi

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Ramazan pidesi (Turkish for Ramadan pita) is a traditional soft-leavened Turkish bread. Round and rather flat in form, and having a weave-like patterned crust, Ramazan pidesi is made of wheat flour with yeast, and topped with sesame and Nigella sativa seeds. Egg wash is a common addition, added both for its taste and its appearance. It is traditionally served for the iftar and sahur meals during the holy month of Ramadan.

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Ramazan pidesi is a soft, wheat-based Turkish bread that arrives at the table round and gently flattened, its surface marked by a distinctive weave-like pattern. Scattered with sesame and nigella seeds, brushed with egg wash for richness and shine, it's the kind of bread made to break fasts and begin pre-dawn meals during Ramadan—substantial enough to anchor iftar and sahur, but tender enough that it doesn't demand effort.

Order it here when it has

  • traditional ceremonial significance
  • visually distinctive patterned crust
  • studded with seeds for texture

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