Daily Bread
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With regard to bread, German cuisine is more akin to Eastern than to Western Europe. Depending on definition there are 300-600 different types of bread, ranging from white wheat bread to grey bread (Graubrot) and “black” (actually dark brown) rye bread (Schwarzbrot). Most types of bread contain both wheat and rye flour (hence Mischbrot, mixed bread), and often wholemeal and seeds (such as linseed, sunflower seed, or pumpkin seeds) as well. Pumpernickel, a Westphalian black bread, is not baked but steamed, and has a unique sweetish taste.
Bread is a big part of the German diet, and usually eaten for breakfast and as sandwiches in the evening, rarely as a side dish for the main meal. The importance of bread (Brot) in German cuisine is also illustrated by words such as Abendbrot (supper, literally Evening Bread) and Brotzeit (snack, literally Bread Time). In fact, one of the major complaints of German expatriates in many parts of the world is their inability to find acceptable local breads.
Germany has the widest variety of bread available to its residents. About 6,000 types of breads and approximately 1,200 different types of pastry and rolls are produced in about 17,000 bakeries and another 10,000 in-shop bakeries. Bread is served with almost every (non-main)-meal. Bread is not considered a side dish and is considered important for a healthy diet.
Germany’s most popular breads are:
Rye-wheat (“Roggenmischbrot”)
Toast bread (“Toastbrot”)
Whole-grain (“Vollkornbrot”)
Wheat-rye (“Weizenmischbrot”)
White bread (“Weißbrot”)
Multi-grain (“Mehrkornbrot”)
Rye (“Roggenbrot”)
Sunflower seed (“Sonnenblumenkernbrot”)
Pumpkin seed (“Kürbiskernbrot”)
Onion bread (“Zwiebelbrot”)
Bread rolls in a basketDarker, rye-dominated breads such as Vollkornbrot or Schwarzbrot are typical of German cuisine. Pumpernickel, a steamed bread, is internationally well-known, although not representative of German black bread as a whole. Most German breads are made with sourdough. Whole grain is preferred for high fibre. Germans use almost all available types of grain for their breads — wheat, rye, barley, spelt, oats, millet, corn and rice. Some breads are even made from potato flour.
January 16th, 2008 12:07
Mmmm! Happy WW!
January 16th, 2008 12:50
Gusto ko yong may hazel nuts!
January 16th, 2008 12:56
Julie: thanks same to you Happy WW!:)
sofie: mamuah ako din na may salami sa ibabaw hehe
actually,mas tayp ko gummi brot (white bread) miss ko pa rin pandesal natin:)
January 16th, 2008 14:45
MMMMMMM! To me, there is nothing like freshly baked bread. It looks good, it smells good and best of all it tastes wonderful! The ultimate in comfort food!
Happy WW
Jessica The Rock Chick
January 16th, 2008 15:23
thats what i like about here in DE, tinapay kung tinapay ito!!!malunod tayo sa tinapay, ang sarap ng litrato!
January 16th, 2008 15:56
gusto ko ng pretzels with choco dip!
January 16th, 2008 16:23
Yum, fresh bread! But the pretzels are really calling out to me!
January 16th, 2008 16:53
Mother, asa man imong gipangalaan ini? Pretzels down there?
But yes, lami japun ang pan de sal. Heheheh
January 16th, 2008 17:58
Looks delicious! I would like to try them all!
January 16th, 2008 19:36
Nanay tatay gusto kong tinapay gusto kong kape lahat ay gusto ko. sinong sasali sa larong ito? ang magkamali ay pipingutin ko! lols
matutulog na sana ako kaso nakita ko to ginutom ako tuloy mommy cheh!
January 16th, 2008 20:05
That is A LOT of carbs!! I’m hungry now
Happy WW
January 16th, 2008 20:27
Ooh they all look so tasty! Happy WW
January 16th, 2008 23:09
this what i miss badly in europe decent bread… esp brown bread check my blog … love from bahamas
January 17th, 2008 01:44
Those bread looked inviting!! Nice to have a cup of coffee with it
January 17th, 2008 09:06
nice shot!
January 17th, 2008 10:36
Thanks guys for dropping by and for your kind words! I hope you will have a great not- so wordless Thurs-day!:)
January 17th, 2008 11:30
yan ang nami-miss ko dito! pati anak ko, hinahanapan ako ng “real bread”. hindi raw tinapay yung “tasty”, hehe…