Bread usually brings to mind a familiar image: a golden loaf, neat slices, a crusty baguette or perhaps a soft bun. But across different food cultures, bread can take forms that look almost nothing like what we typically recognise as bread. Some are cooked on hot stones, some are stretched into paper-thin sheets, while others are folded, twisted or puffed into unusual shapes. Yet behind the surprising appearance, they share the same basic idea: a staple made from grains or flour and transformed through cooking. Here are some breads that could easily leave you wondering if they really belong in the bread family.
