Lavash is a thin flatbread associated with Armenia and other parts of the Caucasus, the Middle East, and nearby regions. It is traditionally stretched into thin sheets and baked against the hot wall of a clay oven, often called a tonir or tandoor.
Fresh lavash is flexible and can be wrapped around herbs, cheese, vegetables, or cooked meat. As it dries, it becomes brittle; some traditional uses involve moistening dried sheets to soften them again. Thickness and dough preparation vary by region and baker.
Lavash is an important part of shared meals and food traditions. UNESCO inscribed the preparation and cultural meaning of lavash in Armenia on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014.