tandoor

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While the former was delicate and thin, the latter was a thick, puffy flatbread baked in a tandoor.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

“In Pakistan, people think the spicier the better,” said the third-generation tandoor owner.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Uyghur poetry spelled out in Arabic letters is displayed in restaurants that serve hand-pulled noodles and samsa, lamb-filled buns baked in tandoor ovens.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

These floppy, lightly pickled onions are a traditional accompaniment to grilled and tandoor foods throughout India and the rest of South Asia.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021

He cooked; he savored; he even named me Tandoori, after West Indian cooking that is prepared in a clay stove called a tandoor.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson