Chef's Table: Bread - Anyway You Slice It, It's History By Jim Coleman with Candace Hagan
Bread is the most universal and versatile of foods. Hailed throughout
history as a secular mainstay and a sacred symbol, this fundamental
fare appears in as many forms as there are cultures around the
world. Bread has almost always been a part of the human diet,
but over the centuries the world's bakers have made many improvements
and variations. In fact, today's breads scarcely resemble the
earliest versions of the food.
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Bread is the most universal and versatile of foods. Hailed throughout
history as a secular mainstay and a sacred symbol, this fundamental
fare appears in as many forms as there are cultures around the
world. Bread has almost always been a part of the human diet,
but over the centuries the world's bakers have made many improvements
and variations. In fact, today's breads scarcely resemble the
earliest versions of the food.
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