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Bread guides, pastry histories, and local baking know-how from Ganash Bakery — Persian, Italian, and French traditions under one roof in Richmond Hill.

Fresh Persian barbari bread with sesame seeds baked at Ganash Bakery in Richmond Hill

Breads·7 min

What Is Persian Barbari Bread?

Barbari is the thick, golden, sesame-crusted flatbread of northern Iran — the cousin of sangak and the heart of a Persian breakfast. Here's how it's made, what makes it different, and how we bake it fresh daily in Richmond Hill.

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Mascarpone knaffa pastry with crushed pistachios and rose syrup at Ganash Bakery

Sweets & Occasions·6 min

What Is Knaffa?

Knaffa (knafeh) is the warm, cheesy, pistachio-crowned pastry of the Levant and Persia — crisp kataifi on the outside, molten cheese within, soaked in rose syrup. Here's what it is, where it comes from, and why ours is a house specialty.

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Ganash Bakery — a Persian bakery on Highway 7 in Richmond Hill, Ontario

Local·8 min

Best Persian Bakery in Richmond Hill

What makes a great Persian bakery — fresh stone-baked bread, authentic sweets, and bakers who know the tradition. Here's what to look for and why Richmond Hill's Persian community shops at Ganash Bakery.

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Golden baklava and Persian Nowruz sweets at Ganash Bakery in Richmond Hill

Sweets & Occasions·7 min

Nowruz Sweets & Desserts

Nowruz — the Persian New Year — is the sweetest celebration of the year. From baklava and knaffa to gata and Persian tea cookies, here's what to serve and how to order ahead for the holiday.

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Stories fromour oven

What Is Persian Barbari Bread?

What Is Knaffa?

Best Persian Bakery in Richmond Hill

Nowruz Sweets & Desserts

Stories from
our oven