Source: Atlas Obscura
The term “bread” is misleading in the case of piki, which is more like phyllo. Women of the Hopi tribe in Arizona as well as the Pueblo tribe of New Mexico mix finely ground blue corn with water and juniper ashes, and spread the resulting gray gruel on a hot, flat cooking stone by hand.
It is then immediately peeled away in a single, nearly translucent sheet and rolled up. Production is labor-intensive, which is why piki is generally reserved for special occasions such as Hopi weddings.“Wedding” is also a misleading term with respect to the Hopi, since a traditional marriage can take years to complete. Numerous ceremonies involving the entire families…
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