Question: what is the difference between pita bread and syrian bread?
Answer: I had never heard the names "Syrian bread" or "Lebanese bread" before moving to New England, but both describe pita bread. Although pita bread is flat, it's not unleavened; it's made with yeast. Yeast-induced puffing is what creates the distinctive pita "pocket." Naan, the Indian version of flatbread, is also leavened.