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pain azyme

unleavened bread or edible paper

pain azyme

Or matzos. The French word comes from the ancient Greek ἄζυμος for without leaven. It’a available in boxes in every supermarché

Papier azyme or feuille d'azyme or papier hostie or papier ostie (literally ‘communion host paper’) is usually made out of potato flour and water. It lies underneath the nougat de Montélimar and calissons.

Bread, pancakes, etc

Text © Dana Facaros

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