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New Afghan Bakery in Brooklyn Redefines Traditional Flatbread

12/8/2025

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Diljan is a new Afghan bakery in Brooklyn founded by Ali Zaman and Mohamed Ghiasi, who previously ran a halal coffee shop.
They enlisted baker Ford to focus on traditional Afghan flatbread, naan-e panjayi.
Ford experiments with sourcing Afghan wheat and refining the bread's texture to highlight Afghan flavors and redefine perceptions.
The bakery's design reflects Afghan culture and evokes their fathers' sidewalk coffee carts.

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Story summary

Diljan is a new Afghan bakery in Brooklyn founded by Ali Zaman and Mohamed Ghiasi, who previously ran a halal coffee shop.
They enlisted baker Ford to focus on traditional Afghan flatbread, naan-e panjayi.
Ford experiments with sourcing Afghan wheat and refining the bread's texture to highlight Afghan flavors and redefine perceptions.
The bakery's design reflects Afghan culture and evokes their fathers' sidewalk coffee carts.