EATING BREAD IS A VERY COMMON PRACTICE ALL OVER THE WORLD BREAD IS THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCK ON THE FOOD PYRAMID

EATING BREAD IS A VERY COMMON PRACTICE ALL OVER THE WORLD BREAD IS THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCK ON THE FOOD PYRAMID

FOOD PYRAMID EAT SPARINGLY EAT MODERATELY EAT GENEROUSLY EAT LIBERALLY

The ingredients of bread are flour, water, and, maybe, a little yeast. In addition bread may contain: milk, sugar, spice, fruit, vegetables nuts or seeds. The characteristics of bread are softness, chewiness, hardness of crust, taste. The inner soft part of bread is the crumb. Small bits of bread are crumbs. The outer hard portion is the crust CURIOSITIES The Italian for CRUMBS! is ACCIDENTI!

FROM THE SEED OATS (AVENA) MAIZE (MAIS) RICE (RISO) BARLEY (ORZO)

WHEAT (FRUMENTO) BUCKWHEAT (GRANO SARACENO)

BREAD IS A MULTICULTURAL FOOD BREAD IS THE STAFF OF LIFE BREAD IS A STAPLE OF MANY CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD RICE IS A STAPLE AND A CULTURAL SYMBOL IN EAST ASIAN SOCIETIES

HISTORY Bread is one of the oldest prepared food. It dates back to the Neolithic era. Descendants of basic FLAT BREADS may be: the Mexican tortillas, the Scottish oatcake, the North American Johnnycake The LEAVENED BREAD dates back to Prehistoric times SLICED BREAD began to appear in 1912

FRUIT SAUCE WITH JOHNNYCAKE (An unleavened cornmeal pancake popular in North America) MEXICAN TORTILLA

LEAVENED BREAD SLICED BREAD (the most popular bread in Great Britain)

OATCAKES (Scottish Bread)

CULTURAL AND POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF BREAD IN GREAT BRITAIN Bread appeared in Magna Carta in 13th century Magna Carta (1215) greatly influenced the historical process that led to the constitutional law today. Magna Carta influenced many constitutional documents, such as the United States Constitution and it is considered one of the most important legal documents in the History of Democracy The Corn Laws in 19th century caused political and social divisions.

SIGNIFICANCE BEYOND NUTRITION The word Bread is used as synonym for Money. The word Bread is a metaphor for Basic Necessities and Living Condition In Lord s prayer Give us today our bread means Necessities in general

BREAD AND MILK The friendly cow, all red and white, I love with all my heart; She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple-tart. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) BREAD AND BUTTER BREAD AND BUTTER Not a deed would he do, Not a word would he utter, Till he's weighed its relation To plain bread and butter. James Russell Lowell, American poet (1819-1891)

BREADS ACROSS DIFFERENT CULTURES BRITISH MEALS AND BRITISH FOOD English meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, high tea, elevenses, brunch, supper British Fried Breakfast: fried bacon and eggs with FRIED BREAD and possibly fried tomatoes or black pudding. British Breakfast: toast and marmalade with tea or coffee, cereals.

BRITISH FRIED BREAKFAST The typical British Breakfast FRIED BREAD

In Scotland many people eat PORRIDGE (boiled oats) at breakfast

Packet Lunch: some sandwiches, a packet of crisps, an apple and a drink. The typical British food at DINNER: meat and two veg (a piece of meat and two different boiled vegetables), BREAD AND BUTTER CURIOSITIES The most popular bread in Britain is the SLICED WHITE BREAD In London a famous street is BAKER STREET

BREAD AND BUTTER (It is considered a side dish) TEA SANDWICHES

FLATBREAD (Bread with no Yeast). Flatbreads may have religious significance to Judaism and Christianity FLATBREADS ALL OVER THE WORLD FLATBREADS ALL OVER THE WORLD Focaccia (Italy) Pancake (Canada and United States) Piadina (Italy) Pita (Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East) Tortilla (Mexico) Flammkuchen (Germany) Crepes (France)

FLAT BREAD PITA (traditional in many Mediterranean countries) FLAT BREAD FRENCH CREPE

CORNBREAD (leavened bread containing cornmeal) It is prevalent in the New World CORNBREAD ALL OVER THE WORLD Polenta (Italy) Johnnycake (New England-USA) BAKED CORNBREAD

BUN (a sweet or plain small bread or a roundroll) It may be consumed as-is, as a sandwich or filled with ingredients

BREAD ROLL (a piece of small and round bread) It is common in Europe It is considered a side dish BREAD ROLL IN EUROPE a Muffin, a Bun, Brotchen (Germany), a Ciabatta (Italy) AMERICAN STYLE MUFFINS

ENGLISH MUFFIN

BEER BREAD (made with flour, beer and few other ingredients) Taste depends on the type of beer BEER BREAD

COMMONWEALTH Commonwealth" refers to the 53 members (Commonwealth of Nations) formerly members of the British Empire. The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is Queen Elizabeth II. She also reigns as monarch directly in Commonwealth Realms (the United Kingdom Australia Canada, Jamaica and New Zealand).

FLAG OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS

Bush bread or seedcakes refer to the bread made by Australian Aborigenes for many thousands of years. BRITISH SEEDCAKE TODAY

CAULIFLOWER ROTI Roti is the traditional Indian bread normally eaten with curries or cooked vegetables

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