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The fuel was put inside and lit to heat the oven. The oven was ready when the vault turned whitish in tone. The embers were then pushed to the oven mouth and then the floor slabs were then swept where the loaves were going to be placed. The atmosphere created by the hot air inside the oven is called ''lama'' in Basque (Abadiño-B).

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== Corn flour ==

''Talo'' was usually made using corn flour, even though wheat flour was sometimes added. Yeast is not used.

''Talo'' was used in the same way as ordinary bread, which it sometimes replaced. It was often eaten as a roll along with other food. It was eaten with cheese, honey and particularly pork products, such as fried bacon, chorizo and ham.

A gruel or porridge called ''morokil'', a term commonly used in the Spanish-speaking area, is another of the products made used corn flour. It was also called ''dungulu ''in Bermeo (B), ''artasiku ''in Busturia and Ajangiz (B) and ''hormigo ''in Artziniega (A).

In Durango (B), pieces of bread where handed out and eaten in the church when extending the sign of peace during high Mass. The priest or sexton would take the bread round a tray and gave it to the ''pastekun'' to kiss, while the bearer said: "Pax tecum".