Xinjiang Nang Bread — Uyghur Tandoor Flatbread
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Nang (馕) is the staple bread of Xinjiang's Uyghur and other Turkic-heritage populations — a leavened flatbread stamped with intricate patterns and baked on the interior walls of a clay tandoor oven (tandir). Nang is both daily bread and gift — elaborate decorated nang are given at weddings and festivals. Hundreds of varieties exist across the region.