unleavened
adjective
un·leav·ened
ˌən-ˈle-vənd 
: made without leaven : (such as yeast or baking powder) : not leavened
unleavened bread
Literally "little cakes," tortillas are flat, unleavened rounds that can be made from either corn or wheat flour.—
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However, an earlier sandwich reference comes from stories of Hillel the Elder, a rabbi who suggested a form of a sandwich for Passover, placing lamb and bitter herbs between pieces of unleavened matzah bread.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
They can be stuffed with all kinds of things, like radishes, potatoes and fenugreek leaves, and they're typically associated with Punjabi and North Indian cooking, though the crisp, unleavened bread has similarities to many traditional breads made throughout the Middle East and all across Asia.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
During Passover, Jews move culinary mountains with matzo: cheesy lasagna with layers of the unleavened bread instead of noodles; peanut and caramel brittle; homemade pasta; and even pizza.
—Christina Morales, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Of course, sandwiches existed long before that—at least since the first century BCE, when Rabbi Hillel the Elder sandwiched lamb and herbs between sheets of unleavened matzoh during the year’s Passover Seder.
—Farideh Sadeghin, Saveur, 14 Sep. 2023
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
They can be stuffed with all kinds of things, like radishes, potatoes and fenugreek leaves, and they're typically associated with Punjabi and North Indian cooking, though the crisp, unleavened bread has similarities to many traditional breads made throughout the Middle East and all across Asia.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
During Passover, Jews move culinary mountains with matzo: cheesy lasagna with layers of the unleavened bread instead of noodles; peanut and caramel brittle; homemade pasta; and even pizza.
—Christina Morales, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Of course, sandwiches existed long before that—at least since the first century BCE, when Rabbi Hillel the Elder sandwiched lamb and herbs between sheets of unleavened matzoh during the year’s Passover Seder.
—Farideh Sadeghin, Saveur, 14 Sep. 2023
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“Unleavened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unleavened. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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