Types of Bread Around World

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  • bread is the most widely consumed food in the world
  • is made up from flour, water, yeast, and salt
    baguette
  • this is also called French bread or French sticks
    Baguette
  • Made with butter and eggs. Sweet in its flavor
    Brioche Bread
  • Made from water, salt, yeast, and wheat flour
    Ciabatta Bread
  • It is quite similar to pizza dough. Can be eaten itself, dipped in soup, or used with sauce
    Focaccia Bread
  • Usually uses grains such as oats, barley, flax, and millet, as well as others
    Multigrain Bread
  • Perfect for stuffing with meat and other foods. Made mostly using wheat flour.
    Pita Bread
  • Made with both rye flour and regular bread flour. Considered to be the bread of the lower class.
    Rye Bread
  • Usually consists of a fermented combination of water and flour. Can be used to make any type of sandwich for a mild and delicious bread option.
    Sourdough Bread
  • Wheat grain is used in making. More nutritious and fibrous than white bread.
    Whole Wheat Bread
  • Mostly eaten in Colombia and Venezuela. Made from cornmeal. It is not made with wheat so naturally gluten-free
    Arepa Bread
  • Usually made by boiling the dough in water for a short time than baking it afterward.
    Bagels
  • Usually grilled until it gains a freckled appearance. Usually made with whole-wheat flour and cooked with no oil.
    Chapati Bread
  • Made from flour, water, salt, and sometimes milk
    Damper Bread
  • Made from either white or whole wheat flour.
    English Muffins
  • Can be flavored with herbs and spices. Used as a before-dinner alternative to regular or garlic bread.
    Grissini Bread
  • Made from a tiny grain called teff, which comes from Ethiopia.
    Injera Bread
  • Contains a lot of fiber. Can also include various herbs and spices, and is both delicious and nutritious.
    Knackebrod Bread
  • Made from flour, salt, and water. Can also add poppy or sesame seeds to it for a little more flavor.
    Lavash Bread
  • Used in many traditional Jewish dishes. It is made of the five grains mentioned in the Hebrew Bible -- wheat, barley, rye, oats, and spelt
    Matzo Bread
  • Can also find this bread in many of today's supermarkets and even at farmers' markets.
    Naan Bread
  • Made only using flour, yeast, salt, water, and milk.
    Obi Non Bread
  • Made from whole-wheat flour. Can be made and eaten with vegetables, potatoes, onions, eggs, and many other fillings.
    Paratha Bread
  • Filled with mased potatoes, millet, and even various types of meat.
    Qistibi Bread
  • Similar to chapati bread. Usually made with whole wheat flour and water.
    Roti Bread
  • Ingredients include buttermilk, salt, baking soda, and flour. Also known commonly as "Irish soda bread."
    Soda Bread
  • Used in numerous Mexican dishes. Can be used in any number of dishes.
    Tortilla
  • Usually topped with sugar and almonds and sprinkled with raisins or other dried fruits.
    Vanocka Bread
  • Can include this type of bread in pastries with either sweet foods such as nuts or dried fruits, or with foods such as meats, cheeses, and vegetables.
    Yufka Bread
  • It is made mostly using white flour, yeast, milk, butter, and eggs.
    Zopf Bread
  • The Science of Baking by Sonya Veligodskaya
  • When baking, eggs play a crucial role in determining the edibility of the cake
  • Applying chemical and physical principles in baking helps create new flavor combinations, textures, and structures in cakes
  • Having a basic knowledge of chemistry is vital in becoming a better baker
  • Room-temperature butter is responsible for the fluffiness of a sponge cake
  • Whisking butter and sugar together
    Sugar crystals act as tiny shovels digging air pockets within the butter
  • If butter is cold, sugar crystals can't create air pockets, affecting the fluffiness of the cake
  • Mixing in baking involves chemistry
  • Placing cookies in the oven
    Series of chemical reactions occur: butter melts, water evaporates, proteins in eggs change, water boils away, sodium bicarbonate reacts with acids to produce carbon dioxide, Maillard reactions occur at 155 degrees Celsius