#16: Soft structures

Flatbreads I have known and loved

I could smell the bread as soon as we stepped out into the street. Bakers carried towers of fresh náng bĭng, Uyghur flatbreads, out to their street stalls. Náng bĭng are baked in tandoori-like drum ovens. I saw them dotted all around the market streets of Kashgar. The outer crust is pillowy and soft inside. Sesame seeds have been pressed into the flat, …