A simple dough made of wheat flour and water is kneaded and formed into balls, which are then rolled into thin layers and stretched over a special oval cushion that is then slapped against the wall of a traditional conical clay oven. After thirty seconds to a minute, the baked bread is pulled from the oven wall.

Where did the lavash bread come from?

Lavash is an unleavened flatbread common to Armenia and most of the Middle East, Transcaucasia, and Western Asia regions.

Who created lavash?

In 1992, Lilea says, Rene invented the machinery to flatten the dough as a side-project in the garage, basing the formula on his grandma's lavash recipe. It was a consistent and efficient way to bake authentic lavash the family was used to eating in Iran.