Just like the history of bread in the world, it is not possible to say exactly when bread became popular in Iran, or where the first bread was baked in Iran, or how it was; But by examining the historical evidence, it can be said that all kinds of grains, namely wheat and barley, were planted during the time of the Assyrians, and bread baking has probably been popular in Iran since that time. So that the main food of Iranians has always been wheat bread since at least three thousand years ago.
Considering the vastness and history of Iran, it can be said that the variety of traditional and local bread in Iran is quite obvious. Although these days in all cities and even villages, bakeries have replaced Iranian bread ovens and kitchens, and most of us Iranians use Sangak, Lavash, Barbari, and Tufton bread as our main bread, or even baguette bread and industrialized bread, but there are still types of traditional Iranian bread in the cities. And different villages are cooked.
According to the studies, the first sign of bread baking in Iran dates back to the remains of a wheat silo and double dome-shaped ovens in Silk hill around 3000 to 3200 years BC. There are evidences that show that wheat has been cultivated in Jiroft Kerman, which is an ancient city, since the distant past.
Yes! Bread was formed by growing wheat and planting it in Iran, and it was made by Iranians in different and diverse forms during different centuries and with special methods in various ovens that are sometimes standing and sometimes are located in the ground, or even with teak or in Suitable bread containers were baked and evolved.
Iran’s traditional breads all have a long history and are made with flours from different grains, from wheat flour to barley flour and rice flour, each of which has a different grade and quality, with a suitable kneading tool and adding yeast, it is made into a chin shape and baked with a pillow. Bread is prepared.
Baking bread in Iran has its own special steps, tools, and equipment, among which are modifications and common words for baking bread, including kneading bread, leaven, kneading dough, bread baking pillow, which is called yoke in some parts of Iran. They are among the main vocabulary of baking bread in Iran.
The main foundation of bread is flour, and the flour used in different types of bread is also different. But most of the original and traditional breads are made with wheat flour, besides it, barley flour was also used in some villages in the past, and now that it is known that this bread has high properties, it is more important than in the past and it is consumed according to its nature. Is.
What has made bread in the food basket of all people is that this food item is usually one of the cheapest items and therefore all people with any income can use it.