Tandır Lavaş Fırını, baking in a tandoor in Kars (Turkey)

These were the guys at Gelincik Tandır Lavaş Fırını (Kars Merkezi, Turkey) working hard (and fast) for the Kurban Bayramı hectic days

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Lavash, a traditional thin flatbread widely consumed in Armenia, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, as the latter countries have disputed UNESCO's recognition of Armenian lavash as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor. Toasted sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds are sometimes sprinkled on it before baking. Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.

The UNESCO website describes lavash thus: "A simple dough made of wheat flour and water is kneaded and formed into balls, which are then rolled into thin layers and stretched over a special oval cushion that is then slapped against the wall of a traditional conical clay oven. After thirty seconds to a minute, the baked bread is pulled from the oven wall."

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