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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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 Posted - 05/18/2005 : 15:08:03
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I threatened it, now I'm starting it.
Floop controversially argued that Italian bread trumps French bread. Controversial because, although Italian bread has the variety and a very beautiful consistency and texture, when French bread is done right the simplicity and flavour is just superb.
Of course, there are many other contenders. Some personal favourites are the big, round Greek loaves (a little saltier, and quite coarse); naan bread (always, always good); a big British tin loaf isn't quite the artform that a continental bread is, but it's still good.
Let's discuss bread.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 15:28:17
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It's not "flavour" it's "flava."
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mosleyk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
607 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 15:34:04
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I couldn't live without bread! I am so sick of all this low-carb Atkins brainwashing.
For me, nothing is better than my mother's homemade bread. She rarely bought bread when I was young. She always made it herself, and it seemed like the house always smelled of fresh bread.
My personal favorite is her sourdough. You know the kind that is made from a starter that is passed on from person to person. My mother had a ceramic jar in the kitchen that she kept it in, and I always thought it was so mysterious how that awful smelling liquid yeast could produce something so wonderful as fluffy slices of sourdough.
One type of bread I am not as fond of is bread that is too crusty and hard. It seems to be popular in several bakeries in my area and I just don't get it. They call it "rustic" which just cracks me up. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 15:36:47
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I forgot to mention soda bread. Mmm, soda bread.
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mosleyk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
607 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 15:41:58
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
I forgot to mention soda bread. Mmm, soda bread.
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Good call. I prefer mine with raisins. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 15:46:01
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Intriguing... Do you have the soda farls with your Ulster fry-up? That's the way to do it, its very good indeed.
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mosleyk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
607 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 16:37:17
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Farls and Ulster? So sorry...never heard of that. My great, great grandparents came over to America on a cattle boat from Ireland but they left there Farls and Ulster behind.
I was thinking of a recipe along these lines:
IRISH SODA BREAD
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. caraway seeds
1/4 c. sugar
1 c. raisins (soak in boiling water, then drain)
1 egg
1 1/4 c. milk
1 tbsp. melted butter
Beat egg, milk and butter. Gradually add dry ingredients, mixing well. Add caraway seeds and raisins. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 1 loaf. This recipe won second prize in Irish Soda Bread Contest in 1979.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 16:44:35
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i don't see what's controversial about the statement. how can a fact be controversial?
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 18:20:59
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quote:
Originally posted by mosleyk
Farls and Ulster? So sorry...never heard of that. My great, great grandparents came over to America on a cattle boat from Ireland but they left there Farls and Ulster behind.
I think the Cheeseman means "farts," mosleyk. Farts.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 18:31:51
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It's not "flavour" it's "flava."
You mean this guy?
Italian bread rocks, by the way.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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Posted - 05/18/2005 : 18:39:14
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my favourite bread is just a freshly baked white loaf. done well it can't be beat.
oddly for finding that the UK had the worst bread i have ever eaten, it also had the best loaf - said, freash white loaf from the Woolwich Arsenal branch of Sainsbury's.
and whats the deal with having the bread bag just a picture of Baked Beans...i never did understand that.
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
1811 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 19:18:47
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| i could eat loaves of that dark honey wheat bread they serve at cheesecake factory for breakfast, lunch and dinner. with honey butter. mmmmm. |
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 02:17:49
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My drink and my bread go by the same name.
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 02:25:50
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But the greatest bread EVER is focaccia al formaggio.
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edwina
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 02:29:18
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Originally posted by Scarla O
But the greatest bread EVER is focaccia al formaggio.
Or focaccia without formaggio ('cos I am not sure you could call that bread)- and especially the original one, from Genoa, ITALY.
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 02:29:25
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But I never refuse Jalapeno Cornbread
Or any of the insane number of breads known as focaccia
And one of the oldest grains, Amaranth
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 02:39:46
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Or focaccia without formaggio ('cos I am not sure you could call that bread)- and especially the original one, from Genoa, ITALY.
I was just stretching the rules a bit 
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edwina
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
179 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 02:51:22
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| Oh, I see... but by that rationale then "pizza" would be a bread, too- and that is just wrong ;) |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 03:01:04
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Wholegrain rye - good solid stuff, not air filled white glue
(and am I the only person who keeps reading the title of this thread as "breasts of the world"?)
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 03:17:27
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I used to love the freshly made chapati's which an ex used to make, and peshwari naan is fabulous. Oh god, I want a curry at 11am.
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 04:16:26
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Originally posted by Surfer Rosa
(and am I the only person who keeps reading the title of this thread as "breasts of the world"?)
If my mammory serves me right, yes.
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Originally posted by Edwina
Oh, I see... but by that rationale then "pizza" would be a bread, too- and that is just wrong ;)
Yes but my suggestion has a bready foodstuff in its name and that gives it extra credibility in the bread-stakes. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 06:38:08
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My favourite is black bread. It's cool having foreign relatives.
I guess floop WAS right!
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 07:32:36
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I like bannock with some jam on it, its good.
Edit: heehee, I can't see a pic of flav without hearing Don't Believe the Hype in my head.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:00:04
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That's not bread, that's candy floss!
I guess floop WAS right!
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:16:44
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Would you say that theoretically there is something wrong with
a theoretical person who, theoretically, does not like bread?
Just wondering.
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:59:42
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Nothing at all - it's taken me ages to realise, but I don't like bread - for me it's a useless food.
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 13:00:55
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Originally posted by Surfer Rosa
Nothing at all - it's taken me ages to realise, but I don't like bread - for me it's a useless food.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 13:55:29
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I agree, Surfer, it's a dead food. Lifeless.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 13:58:05
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| but how can you go out for an Italian meal without first eating fresh, perfect bread (dipped in olive oil and basalmic vinegar with mounds of freshly crushed garlic, and some crushed black pepper) ? |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 13:59:54
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As delicious as you are trying to make that sound there are so many other things on the menu at Italian restaurants that I'd rather eat than bread.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 14:00:29
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At the risk of answering a question meant for your South African
soulmate: easy, if you don't like bread, it's easy.
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 14:06:01
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| this could threaten our soulmate status |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 14:09:05
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I'm hurt.
Shall I try make up for it in the barbequed fish and meat department instead?
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 14:13:19
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i was joking.. once you're a soulmate, you're a soulmate for life.
we don't have like every single thing exactly the same to be ambiguously-platnoic soul-mates |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 14:18:38
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And I wasn't?
Seriously - when you're eating a sandwich isn't the bread just a container to keep the really good bits all in place?
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 14:27:09
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are you a low-carb dieter, or do you just honestly not like the taste of bread?
i think bread (and carbs in general) are underrated.. it's not so much that it tastes so great by itself (though it can), but the combination of it with other foods..
without bread, a meatball sandwich would just be a bunch of meatballs..
and how can you have eggs and bacon without toast? |
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Breads Of The World
