Lagana (bread)

Lagana (Greek: λαγάνα, from λάγανον^[1]) is a Greek flatbread traditionally baked for Clean Monday, the first day of the Great Lent. Traditionally, it was prepared unleavened (without the yeast), but leavened lagana is nowadays more common.^[2] It is typically flat, oval-shaped, with surface decorated by impressing fingertips.^[3][4]

Lagana

Leavened lagana with sesame seeds
Alternative names	λαγάνα
Type	Bread
Place of origin	Greece
Ingredients generally used	Sesame seeds
Similar dishes	Focaccia

Sesame seeds are a common topping, and it may also be topped with other herbs, and seasoned with olive oil.^[5][6] The name comes from a Greco-Roman pastry dough lagana, which is also the origin of the word lasagna,^[7] also known as tracta, from Ancient Greek: τρακτὸς.

See also

• Focaccia, a similar bread from Italian cuisine