„„Let´s think about Let´s think about bread,bread,

let´s not just eat it.“let´s not just eat it.“Project Comenius Project Comenius

2013-20122013-2012

Denis BorovýDenis BorovýPoštová 9 Košice SLOVAKIAPoštová 9 Košice SLOVAKIA

BreadBread Bread is a staple food prepared by Bread is a staple food prepared by

baking a dough of flour and water. It baking a dough of flour and water. It is popular around the world and is is popular around the world and is one of the world's oldest foods.one of the world's oldest foods.

Types of BreadTypes of Bread The infinite combinations of different The infinite combinations of different

flours, and differing proportions of flours, and differing proportions of ingredients, has resulted in the wide ingredients, has resulted in the wide variety of types, shapes, sizes, and variety of types, shapes, sizes, and textures available around the world. textures available around the world.

Bread may be served in different Bread may be served in different forms at any meal of the day, eaten forms at any meal of the day, eaten as a snack, and is even used as an as a snack, and is even used as an ingredient in other culinary ingredient in other culinary preparations. preparations.

PitaPita is an ancient semi-levened bread widespread is an ancient semi-levened bread widespread in the Middle East, Levant and South Eastern in the Middle East, Levant and South Eastern Europe.Europe.

Brown breadBrown bread is made with endosperm and 10% is made with endosperm and 10% bran. It can also refer to white bread with added bran. It can also refer to white bread with added colouring (often caramel colouring) to make it colouring (often caramel colouring) to make it brown; this is commonly labeled in Americabrown; this is commonly labeled in America

Wholemeal breadWholemeal bread contains the whole of the contains the whole of the wheat grain (endosperm, bran, and germ). It is wheat grain (endosperm, bran, and germ). It is also referred to as "whole-grain" or "whole-wheat also referred to as "whole-grain" or "whole-wheat bread", especially in North America.bread", especially in North America.

RotiRoti is a whole-wheat-based bread eaten in South is a whole-wheat-based bread eaten in South Asia. Chapatti is a larger variant of roti.Asia. Chapatti is a larger variant of roti.

Rye breadRye bread is made with flour from rye grain of is made with flour from rye grain of varying levels. It is higher in fiber than many varying levels. It is higher in fiber than many common types of bread and is often darker in common types of bread and is often darker in color and stronger in flavor. It is popular in color and stronger in flavor. It is popular in Scandinavia, Germany, Finland, the Baltic States, Scandinavia, Germany, Finland, the Baltic States, and Russia.and Russia.

Sourdough breadSourdough bread is made with a starter is made with a starter..

Quick breadsQuick breads usually refers to a bread chemically usually refers to a bread chemically leavened, usually with both baking powder and leavened, usually with both baking powder and baking soda, and a balance of acidic ingredients baking soda, and a balance of acidic ingredients and alkaline ingredients. Examples include and alkaline ingredients. Examples include pancakespancakes and and waffleswaffles, , muffinsmuffins and and carrot cakecarrot cake, , Boston brown breadBoston brown bread, and , and banana breadbanana bread..

History of BreadHistory of Bread 1212 000 years ago000 years ago, primitive people , primitive people

made flat breads by mixing flour and made flat breads by mixing flour and water and placing these "cakes" in the water and placing these "cakes" in the sun to bake. Later, bread was baked on sun to bake. Later, bread was baked on heated rocks or in the hot ashes of a heated rocks or in the hot ashes of a fire.fire.

Bread has been one of the principal Bread has been one of the principal forms of food for man from earliest forms of food for man from earliest times. More than times. More than 88 000 years ago000 years ago the the human being discovered the benefits of human being discovered the benefits of wild growing barley and wheat, which wild growing barley and wheat, which directly affected the way man had lived. directly affected the way man had lived.

Until now man had wandered to hunt Until now man had wandered to hunt wild animals and herd cattle but the wild animals and herd cattle but the discovery of barley and wheat lead discovery of barley and wheat lead man to the Neolithic (new stone age) man to the Neolithic (new stone age) and the farming culture raised. The and the farming culture raised. The use of barley and wheat lead man to use of barley and wheat lead man to ddo o well in communities and made the well in communities and made the trade of baker trade of baker one of the oldest craft one of the oldest craft in the world.in the world.

Cultural significanceCultural significance Bread has a significance beyond Bread has a significance beyond

mere nutrition in many cultures in mere nutrition in many cultures in the West and Near and Middle East the West and Near and Middle East because of its history and because of its history and contemporary importance. Bread is contemporary importance. Bread is also significant in Christianity as one also significant in Christianity as one of the elements of the Eucharistof the elements of the Eucharist..

EUROPEEUROPE An enormous variety of bread is An enormous variety of bread is

available across Europe. Germany available across Europe. Germany lays claim to over 1300 basic varieties lays claim to over 1300 basic varieties of breads, rolls, and pastriesof breads, rolls, and pastries......

BreadBread and salt is a welcome greeting and salt is a welcome greeting ceremony in many central and ceremony in many central and eastern European cultures. During eastern European cultures. During important occasions when guests important occasions when guests arrive, they are offered a loaf of bread arrive, they are offered a loaf of bread with a salt holder to represent with a salt holder to represent hospitalityhospitality..

Great BritianGreat Britian There is a wide variety of traditional There is a wide variety of traditional

breads, often baked in a rectangular tin. breads, often baked in a rectangular tin. Round loaves are also produced, such as Round loaves are also produced, such as the North East England speciality called a the North East England speciality called a stottie cakestottie cake. A . A cottage loafcottage loaf is made of two is made of two balls of dough, one on top of the other, to balls of dough, one on top of the other, to form a figure-of-eight shape. A cob is a form a figure-of-eight shape. A cob is a small round loaf. There are many small round loaf. There are many variations on variations on bread rollsbread rolls, such as , such as bapsbaps, , barms, breadcakesbarms, breadcakes and so on. and so on.

Spain Spain In Spain, bread is called In Spain, bread is called panpan. The . The

traditional Spanish pan is a long loaf traditional Spanish pan is a long loaf of bread, similar to the French of bread, similar to the French baguette but wider. One can buy it baguette but wider. One can buy it freshly made every morning in the freshly made every morning in the traditional bakeries, where there is a traditional bakeries, where there is a large assortment of bread. A smaller large assortment of bread. A smaller version is known as version is known as bocadillobocadillo..

FranceFrance In France, there has been a huge decline In France, there has been a huge decline

in the baguette culture. In the 1970s, in the baguette culture. In the 1970s, French people were consuming an average French people were consuming an average of one loaf of bread per day. Only a of one loaf of bread per day. Only a century ago, the French ate approximately century ago, the French ate approximately 3 loaves of bread per day. Today, French 3 loaves of bread per day. Today, French people eat only a half a loaf of bread per people eat only a half a loaf of bread per day.day.

I hope that you will have a better view about bread, that it won´t be just a food for you

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