Bread Shops.

October 1969
Nan is baked in a clay oven (tandoor)sunk into the floor and heated by coals at the bottom. After kneading the dough, the loaves are slapped by hand onto the hot sides of the tandoor and retrieved when done with a wooden paddle.

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Copyright: acku Afghanistan
Image Size: 4863x4881 / 3.9MB; 1969 Afghanistan Kabul Bread Shops Nan Bakers Tandoor Dough Boys Slide LD 1969 01498
Contained in galleries: KABUL II: 1930s ONWARD

October 1969<br />
Nan is baked in a clay oven (tandoor)sunk into the floor and heated by coals at the bottom. After kneading the dough, the loaves are slapped by hand onto the hot sides of the tandoor and retrieved when done with a wooden paddle.