What flatbread is used as the base for Indian tacos?

The flatbread used as the base for Indian tacos is frybread.

Frybread is a flat dough bread made by frying or deep-frying dough in oil, shortening, or lard. An Indian taco typically places savory toppings such as beans, seasoned meat, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and salsa on the crisp, substantial bread. It is often folded or served open-faced, depending on regional and family traditions.

The food has a complicated history. Native communities developed frybread under conditions of forced displacement and limited access to traditional foods; government-issued commodities, including flour and lard, became central ingredients. As a result, frybread can represent resilience and community while also recalling colonial deprivation.

“Indian taco” can cause confusion because it does not mean a taco from India. The name refers to an Indigenous North American dish built around frybread. Recipes and names vary among Native nations, and some people prefer terms such as Navajo taco or frybread taco. Lavash, pita, and bannock are different flatbreads, not the canonical base in this quiz’s dish.