frybread

Also known as fry bread

Frybread (also spelled fry bread) is a dish of the Indigenous people of North America that is a flat dough bread, fried or deep-fried in oil, shortening, or lard.

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Food.name: Frybread
Food.image: Frybread.jpg
Food.image_size: 250px
Food.country: North America
Food.creator: Native Americans
Food.type: Flatbread
Food.main_ingredient: Dough, leavening agent, fat (oil, shortening, or lard)
Food.other: State bread of South Dakota

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Frybread (also spelled fry bread) is a dish of the Indigenous people of North America that is a flat dough bread, fried or deep-fried in oil, shortening, or lard.

Made with simple ingredients, generally wheat flour, water, salt, and sometimes baking powder, frybread can be eaten alone or with various toppings, such as honey, jam, powdered sugar, venison, or beef. It is the base for Indian tacos.