Lavash can be a soft flatbread, but Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez developed this recipe based on Armenian-style lavash, which is very crisp and dusted with seeds or spices. Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez is ...

Light filters in from an open window over mounds of dough resting in Rima Timbaryan’s kitchen. Kindling crackles as it turns to ash in the tonir, and the sounds of women singing drift into the room.

In Yeghvard, Armenia, home bakers offered us a platter of cheese and herbs to eat with the fresh lavash. Photo by John Lee The first lavash we ate after arriving in Yerevan came from the corner store ...