Taftan (bread)

Taftan (Urdu: تافتان‎) or Taftoon (Persian: تافتون‎) is a leavened flour bread from Iranian, and Pakistani cuisines. It is made with milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven. It is often flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.

Taftan

Alternative names	Taftoon
Type	Bread
Place of origin	Iran
Region or state	Iran and Pakistan
Main ingredients	Flour, saffron, cardamom

See also

• Barbari bread
• Lavash, an unleavened flatbread
• Pita
• Samoon
• Sangak, a leavened flatbread found in Iran
• Sheermal, similar to taftan, often with added fruits and murabba