If you’ve eaten at a real Turkish kebab house or ocakbaşı (meaning "fireside restaurant"), you’re sure to have sampled this classic puff bread from southeastern Turkey. You can use this recipe to bake authentic Turkish lavaş (lah-VAHSH) at home. It’s not only delicious, it’s a lot of fun and makes a great conversation piece.
Lavaş, sometimes called "balloon bread," is thin and crispy and puffs up high as it cooks. It’s served piping hot, with a hollow center full of steam, as an appetizer before kebab meals. You'll often find it accompanied by Turkish tulum goat cheese, chunks of unsalte, village butter, and a spicy tomato and pepper crush called ezme
