The bakery expert
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 Breads & Sweet Things 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 bakery
expert has created this guide that takes you through all the
bread and pastries in your METRO supermarket's Breads & Sweet
Things 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.