Podpłomyk

Podpłomyk - brief summary

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Podpłomyk (Polish: plural: podpłomyki; German: fladen; Ukrainian: перепічка, perepichka, підпалок, pidpalok) is a simple kind of flat bread, often made without yeast. Podpłomyk was a common kind of food in ancient Slavic societies, where it was made on stones heated up in a fire. Podpłomyki were also made in newer times by those who could not afford an enclosed stove. Before the mid-19th century, many poor Polish peasant homes had only open fireplaces, and the thick bread required careful heating in an oven; to overcome the problem, such ovens were sometimes communally-owned. Now podpłomyk, actually having never fully disappeared, has become popular again due to the interest in (pre-) medieval everyday life. Made of flour, water and salt, podpłomyki are often eaten with honey or konfitu.

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