I have made pita twice recently, both times it stayed puffed after baking. I know when I have bought it from the store it was flat.
It tastes great, it is just difficult to store.
I guess that does read like I eat turtles. But I was talking about eating pita bread.
But of course you have to cook turtles. Darwin ate a lot of them https://alloftheanimals.com/what-charles-darwin-consumed-while-aboard-the-beagle/