The baker
Borrowing the words of Juvenal to the
Romans, Caesar is famous for having
instituted the "Give them bread and games" policy. We all know that
bread is a staple in all countries around the world... But who
invented bread, and more interestingly, how? Wheat, Kamut,
buckwheat or rye, what are these different flours used for?
Sunflower, flax, poppy and sesame seed breads’ What is a nan
bread or an azymous bread? And there is much more than bread in
your METRO baker’s Miches & délices
counter… there are many sweet and “sinful”
treats just waiting for you to uncover!
Nothing beats the aroma of fresh bread. It’s hard to
resist tearing off a piece of warm, fragrant bread straight out of
the bag on your way home from the bakery.
In many countries, a meal is not a meal without bread. Some people
use bread like you would a fork, a covering, a bowl, or simply to
wipe their plates clean…Everyone has a favourite sandwich
and nothing goes better with cheese or fresh butter.
It’s not surprising that ever since Antiquity, bread has been
and continues to be so popular throughout the world. It was over
3000 years ago that the Egyptians first discovered the recipe for
bread as we know it today.
So many different varieties of bread have become available in
recent years that choosing is enough to make anyone’s head
spin. There is white bread, stone-ground whole-wheat, organic,
Kamut, spelt, cheese bread, walnut or olive bread, sliced or whole
country and rustic breads, baguettes, bagels, Kaiser buns, pita
pockets, fougasse… the list is almost endless!
To help you enjoy all these different varieties, your METRO baker
has created this guide that takes you through all the bread and
pastries in your METRO supermarket’s Miches et délices
counters. You will find all the information on
bread-making,
storage life of the
various types of bread,
different flours and ingredients used and their
nutritional value.