In Armenian villages, dried lavash is stacked high in layers to be used later, and when the time comes to rehydrate the bread, it is sprinkled with water to make it softer again. The dried bread is broken up into {{lang|hy-Latn|[[khash (dish)|khash]]}} ({{lang|hy|խաշ}}), while fresh lavash is used to wrap the [[Armenian cuisine|Armenian]] specialty dish {{lang|hy-Latn|[[khorovats]]}} ({{lang|hy|խորոված}}) and to make other wraps with herbs and cheese.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}
In Iran, Turkey and some Middle Eastern countries lavash is used with [[kebab]]s to make {{lang|tr|[[dürüm]]}} wraps like {{lang|tr|[[tantuni]]}}. In its dry form, leftover lavash is used in Iran to make quick meals after being rehydrated with water, butter, or cheese.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}
In [[Turkish cuisine]] {{lang|tr|lavaş}} can be used also for sweet dishes and served alongside some traditional [[List of Turkish desserts|Turkish dessert]] dishes like {{lang|tr|[[kaysefe]]}}, {{lang|tr|[[hasude]]}}, {{lang|tr|[[pestil]] kavurması}} ('braised fruit leather'), {{lang|tr|[[ağuz]]}} and {{lang|tr|[[halva#Grain-based halva|helva]]}}.<ref>{{cite book|title=Her Yönü ile Ani |date=2019 |publisher=TTOK}}</ref>
In Kashmiri cuisine, lavas is traditionally used with the morning tea, also known as [[Noon chai|Noon Chai]] or [[Noon chai|Sheer Chai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=From Lavasa to Sheermal: Journey Through Kashmir's Bread Culture |url=https://www.slurrp.com/article/from-lavasa-to-sheermal-journey-through-kashmirs-bread-culture-1681137291276 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Slurrp |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gull |first=Murtaza |date=2019-01-12 |title=Into The Heart of Kashmir Culture- Kashmiri Bakery |url=https://thekashmiriyat.co.uk/into-the-heart-of-kashmir-culture-kashmiri-bakery/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=The Kashmiriyat |language=en-US}}</ref>
In modern recipes lavash can be used like [[pizza dough]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014102-lavash-pizza-with-tomatoes-mozzarella-and-goat-cheese |title=Lavash Pizza With Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Goat Cheese |first=Martha Rose |last=Shulman |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2010-10-26}}</ref>
