Baking bread aka 'Pain de sable' in the Sahara desert in Tunisia

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Never thought I'd be baking bread in the middle of the desert. :-)

On my 4th mission during the Tunisia Challenge I got taught by a Bedouin, desert nomad and I have to tell you the bread was, to my surprise, delicious! I was absolutely fascinated by the entire process.

Find out how it's done below... ;-)

Learn how to make Berber 'Sand bread' and 'Pizza'... That was my 4th mission on the #TunisiaChallenge. Very fascinating to discover how nomadic desert tribes prepare food in the middle of the vast desert and use clever and simple means to do so. Watch me learn all about it in the next posts 😉 #DestinationChallenges with @Discover_Tunisia #DiscoverTunisia #Tunisia

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 23 Mei 2017 om 7:30 PDT

To make 'Sand bread' aka 'pain de sable you really don't need much. Flour, salt, water and of course sand... Don't worry the sand is only there to function as an improvised oven. Very ingenious actually 😊 Here I'm mixing the flour, salt and water to create the dough. #TunisiaChallenge #DestinationChallenges with @Discover_Tunisia #DiscoverTunisia #Tunisia

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 23 Mei 2017 om 7:41 PDT

Once you get the dough ready you flatten it in the shape of a circle... #TunisiaChallenge #DestinationChallenges with @Discover_Tunisia #DiscoverTunisia #Tunisia

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 23 Mei 2017 om 7:44 PDT

Got my hands dirty again 😂 #TunisiaChallenge #DestinationChallenges with @Discover_Tunisia #DiscoverTunisia #Tunisia

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 23 Mei 2017 om 7:53 PDT

While I was preparing the dough a fire was burning on the sand which would function as an oven. You basically wipe the ashes to the side, insert the dough and close it back up. Then you wait 10 to 15 minutes for the dough to turn into sand bread 😉 #TunisiaChallenge #DestinationChallenges with @Discover_Tunisia #DiscoverTunisia #Tunisia

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 23 Mei 2017 om 7:56 PDT

Like a Phoenix from the ashes and sand the 'sand bread' emerges! I was a bit sceptical about how it would taste but once you clean it properly it tastes actually quite great. This type of bread is made in the middle of the desert still today. #TunisiaChallenge #DestinationChallenges with @Discover_Tunisia #DiscoverTunisia #Tunisia

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 23 Mei 2017 om 8:03 PDT

Tafadhal... S'il vous plait... Alstublieft... Bitte... Here you go... Sand bread, made with love in the Sahara desert. 😉 #TunisiaChallenge #DestinationChallenges with @Discover_Tunisia #DiscoverTunisia #Tunisia

Een bericht gedeeld door Bjorn Troch (@thesocialtraveler) op 23 Mei 2017 om 8:14 PDT

More Tunisia Challenge stories here ;-)