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the flatbread that crossed an ocean and got adopted by a continent.
means A round, flat, unleavened (or lightly leavened) cake, traditionally made from oat or barley meal and cooked on a griddle or hot stone, common in Scotland and northern England and later adopted widely in Indigenous North American cooking.
from From Old English 'bannuc,' meaning a bit or morsel, which itself is thought to be borrowed from a Celtic source — compare Scottish Gaelic 'bonnach.' Some trace those roots even further back to Latin 'panicium' (something baked from flour), though that link is uncertain. The word travelled with Scottish settlers and traders across the Atlantic, where the bread took on new flours and new meaning.
- scottish roots
- Named from Latin panicium, baked on hot stones
- colonial twist
- Indigenous nations made it their own with rations flour
- fry or bake
- Works in a pan, oven, or stick over fire
- survival food
- Cheap, filling, born from hard times and scarcity
- reclaimed now
- A symbol of resilience at modern powwows
scottish bannock — traditional flatbread from scotland, cooked on a griddle, dating back centuries in scottish cuisine
canadian bannock — fried bread associated with indigenous peoples of canada, particularly first nations communities
indian bannock — flatbread from india similar to bhakri, made with millet or other grains in rural regions