Pita Bread intriqued me so I did a little google research to try to
determine it's origin. What I found was amazing. Pita means "bread"
in Aramaic. Arabic speakers in Israel refer to the pita bread as
"khubz". It comes in different varieties of use and is eaten in
many different countries.
In Turkey, the bread is pocketless with a soft chewy-like
texture. It usually includes some type of meat and herbs and is
baked like a pizza.
In Greece, pitas are eaten with dips.
In Bulgarian, pita is prepared as a ritual such as on Christmas
eve, the housewife prepares pita and decorates it with symbols to
bring fertility to the cattle and to receive rich harvest from the
fields. She hides a nickel in it so whoever finds it becomes the
wealthiest and healthiest of the family. Before a marriage, the
future mother-in-law prepares pita for the bride and groom sifting
the flour 7 times so that their future life together will be soft
(not harsh).
So someone might find a nickel in the cache which, per legend, will
bring you wealth and health. Good luck to you and I hope you spread
the wealth as you cache.
BTW: The largest pita was made in Crete on May 19, 2001 and weighed
110.2 pounds. The bakers were Georgios Mavroleon and Nektarios
Fintikakis.