Naan - [NAHN] An East Indian, white-flour flatbread that is lightly leavened by a natural yeast starter developed from airborne yeasts. Naan is traditionally baked in a Tandoor Oven. A flattened round of dough is placed on a cloth puff that is used to slap the bread directly onto the side of the special high-heat oven. In less than 60 seconds, the bread puffs slightly, browns on the side touching the oven wall and takes on a light smoky flavor. The bread is speared with a skewer and removed from the oven wall to be served hot.

Aroma (smell) of the dry leaf; can only indicate smokiness; off-taste (tiredness); the intentional addition of a fragrance (as in flavored or scented teas); or contamination by a foreign smell (usually negative). Unlike the aromatics of brewed tea, which can afford a glimpse of the ultimate flavor profile of the brewed tea, smelling the dry leaf reveals very little.