Flatbreads

🇳🇴Norway

Lefse

A Norwegian soft flatbread of potato, flour, and butter, cooked on a griddle, served with butter, sugar, or brunost

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lepina

Lepinja

A soft, flat Balkan bread similar to pita, used to wrap ćevapi and pljeskavica, with a crisp crust and airy interior.

🇳🇴Norway

Lompe

Thin potato flatbread used for pølse med lompe and other wraps.

🇭🇺Hungary

Lángos

Langoš

Lángos is a deep-fried flatbread topped with garlic, sour cream, and cheese, light airy interior with crispy exterior.

🇩🇿Algeria

Mahjouba

محاجب

Semolina dough stretched paper-thin on an oiled surface, folded around a cooked onion, tomato and pepper filling, and griddled.

🇮🇳Punjab, India

Makki Di Roti with Sarson Ka Saag

मक्की दी रोटी सरसों का साग

The iconic Punjabi winter combo of cornbread and mustard greens, finished with white butter and jaggery.

🇮🇳Punjab, India

Makki Ki Roti

मक्की की रोटी

A flatbread made from maize flour, a winter staple in Punjab. It is traditionally served with sarson ka saag and a dollop of white butter.

🇮🇱Israel

Malawach

מלואח

Yemenite flaky flatbread of dough folded repeatedly with fat, then fried in a pan until the layers separate and crisp.

🇸🇴Somalia

Malawah

A sweet, slightly greasy crepe-like flatbread; a staple of most Somali home-cooked meals; usually eaten for breakfast with tea, similarly to canjeero; Yemeni-influenced layers of dough and ghee fry up crisp; drizzled with honey or sugar; a sweet breakfast treat; the crepe of Somali mornings; found at every breakfast table.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Malouj Bread

خبز الملوّج

Malouj is a layered Emirati bread made with red flour and ghee, with flaky layers, a crisp exterior, and a soft interior.

🇵🇸Palestine

Maltout

الملتوت

Traditional Palestinian flatbread flavoured with olive oil and turmeric, baked in a taboon oven, especially popular during the olive harvest season.

🇲🇺Mauritius

Mauritian Farata

Farata

Layered wheat flatbread slapped and folded with oil, then crushed on the griddle so it separates into flakes; sold plain or wrapped around curry as a roti chaud.

🇵🇾Paraguay

Mbeju

Mbejú

Traditional flatbread made with cassava starch, cheese, and fat, crispy outside and tender inside, gluten-free.

🇲🇦Morocco

Meloui

ملوي

A Moroccan spiral flatbread made by rolling and folding oiled dough into flaky layers before griddling.

🇲🇽Mexico

Memela

A thick, oval corn cake griddled and topped with beans, salsa, and cheese.

🇮🇳Gujarat, India

Methi Thepla

મેથી થેપલા

A Gujarati thepla flavored with fresh fenugreek leaves. It is soft, aromatic, and a popular travel snack.

🇮🇳India

Missi Roti

मिस्सी रोटी

A Rajasthani flatbread made from a mix of whole wheat and gram flour, spiced with ajwain, cumin, and green chilies. It has a nutty flavor and firm texture.

🇺🇸California, United States

Mission-Style Tacos

San Francisco Mission-district tacos: soft corn tortillas double-stacked with grilled meat, salsa, and cilantro-onion.

🇹🇳Tunisia

Mlawi

ملاوي

Layered pan-fried flatbread folded repeatedly with oil so it separates into leaves, served plain with harissa or wrapped around filling.

🇳🇴Norway

Mosbromlefse

Møsbrømlefse

Salten lefse served with a warm brunost-based sauce.

🇵🇱Lesser Poland, Poland

Moskol

A highland potato flatbread from Podhale, made with grated potatoes and flour, baked until golden. A Tatra mountain specialty, hearty and starchy, served with butter or bryndza, a rustic dish.

🇲🇦Morocco

Msemen

مسمن

Square layered Moroccan flatbread made by stretching, folding, and pan-frying oiled dough.

🇮🇳West Bengal, India

Mughlai paratha

মোগলাই পরোটা

Bengali paratha is folded around egg, minced meat, or onion and fried on a griddle.

🇴🇲Oman

Mushaltat

مشلت

Mushaltat is a flatbread folded around fillings such as honey, meat, spinach, or cheese and baked until the dough turns golden.

🇾🇪Yemen

Mutabbaq

مطبق

Stuffed folded flatbread with minced meat, eggs, onions, and herbs, originated in Hijaz, now popular street food across Saudi, name means 'folded' in Arabic, thin crispy dough almost transparent with generous filling, a beloved street food.

🇮🇳India

Naan

नान

A leavened, tandoor-baked flatbread with a soft, chewy texture. It is one of India's most recognizable breads abroad, traditionally brushed with butter or ghee and served with curries

🇲🇽Mexico

Nachos

Tortilla chips topped with melted cheese, jalapeños, and often beans or meat.

🇺🇸Southwestern United States, United States

Navajo Tacos

Fry bread piled with chili, beans, cheese, and vegetables — a Native American-Southwest hybrid.

🇺🇸New England, United States

New England Bar Pizza

A thin, crispy bar pizza with a crackery crust and sparse toppings, baked in gas deck ovens — a Massachusetts tavern specialty.

🇺🇸New York, United States

New York-Style Pizza

A large, wide, thin-crust pizza slice with a foldable yet crisp base, topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella.

🇲🇱Mali

Ngome

A traditional Malian millet flatbread cooked on a hot surface and eaten with tea or sauce.

🇺🇸United States

Ohio Valley-style pizza

A Steubenville-to-Wheeling pizza with a thick, chewy crust, sweet sauce, and pepperoni — a regional Ohio River style.

🇺🇸United States

Old Forge Pizza

A Pennsylvania coal-region pizza with a thick, airy crust and a distinct sauce-and-cheese layering, cut into rectangles.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Palata

ပလာတာ

Layered wheat flatbread fried on a flat griddle in oil until crisp on the outside and flaky within, eaten savoury with curry or sweet with sugar.

🇲🇽Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Panucho

A Yucatecan puffed tortilla stuffed with beans, topped with chicken, cabbage, and salsa.

🇲🇽Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Papadzules

Yucatecan rolled tortillas in a pumpkin-seed sauce, drizzled with tomato oil and eggs.