[[Image:Pan armenio en el mercado de Yerevan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Different varieties of Lavash sold in [[Yerevan]] market]]
:''For the Caribbean island, see [[Lavash Island]].''
'''Lavash''' ({{lang-hy|[[wikt:լավաշ|լավաշ]], {{lang-az|lavaş}}, {{lang-ka|ლავაში}} ''lavaši'', [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] Lawaş نانێ لاواش, {{lang-fa|لواش}}, ''lavaš''}}) is a soft, thin [[Turkish cuisine|Turkish]].<ref>Э.В. Севортян. Этимологический словарь тюркских языков. Издательство "Наука". Москва 2003. Том 7. стр. 5</ref><ref>Э.В. Севортян. Этимологический словарь тюркских языков. Издательство "Наука". Москва 1974. Том 1. стр. 211</ref><ref>Е.Н. Шипова. Словарь тюркизмов в русском языке. Алма-Ата, "Наука" КазССР. 1976. Ответственный редактор академик А.Н. Кононов. стр. 218</ref> [[flatbread]] popular in several countries. It is also known as '''lahvash''' or '''cracker bread'''. It is the most widespread type of bread in [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Iran]] and [[Kashmir]].<ref> The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Making Classic Breads with the Cutting-edge Techniques of a Bread Master</ref> Toasted [[sesame seed]]s and/or [[poppy|poppy seeds]] are sometimes sprinkled on it before baking, though this is very uncommon in Armenia. While some wrap breads sold in the [[United States]] label themselves as lavash, actual lavash is significantly thinner than those products.
Traditionally the dough is rolled out flat and slapped against the hot walls of a woodoven or a [[tandoor]], also called ''[[wikt:թոնիր|t’onir]]'' in Armenian, ''tanur'' (تنور) in Persian ,"təndir" in Azeri language This is still the method used all throughout [[Azerbaijan]] , [[Iran]] and in the [[United States]].
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Lavash is made with [[flour]], [[water]], and [[Sodium chloride|salt]]. The thickness of the bread varies and depends on how thin it's rolled out. Lavash wraps have recentley been popularized within Jillian Michaels' thirty day fitness guide book for losing the 'last 10-20' stubborn pounds. The Wraps are a key component of the diet plan. The book is entitled 'Making the Cut'
