Yes! That's right, I'm going to write about (dare say elaborate on) bread. It is a wacky world! ;) But what can you write about bread? Can you discover anything new? Won't people be bored to death after a few lines? And in the first place - why to pay attention to the staple which has been known for centuries, the consumption of which is so obvious and devoid of sophistication and the rumination over which usually lasts about a few seconds and boils down to 'how thick slices should I cut off?' and in the case of a sliced bread - 'how many slices should I take' and 'why the hell are heels always so small?'? (have you noticed this supercalafragilisticexpialidocious question? ;D)
Why? Because as the basis of our diet one should give it some time and should think over what bread is good bread. Otherwise the pyramid will collapse ;p And as a matter of fact it does collapse for (doing a quick calculation)... mas o menos 8 out of 10 people. I know only one person who actually thinks when she goes shopping. The rest seems to switch to 'grey matter at rest' mode ;)
Basically, we may distinguish between three types of bread buyers:
a) 'I-don't-give-a-fuck' type - those people literally pay no attention to what they buy.
Products: White? Sliced? E300? E920? Yeah! Whatever! As long as it isn't stale and not too mouldy.
Excuses: food is full of preservatives anyway so why bother about bread?
my grandma used to bake white bread and I am a traditionalist ;D
Comment: don't get it but I'm not bothered. One thing convinient - price.
b) 'bread quacks' - those people think they buy a good loaf of bread but they buy as shitty bread (or even shittier) as the representatives of the first type.
Products: Dark! Definitely dark! The healthiest. Over and done with! But isn't it dark thanks to burnt sugar? And yes... it has grains and the prettiest seeds but the amount of ascorbic acid would disturb poor Albert Szent-Györgyi.
Excuse: the print on the label is too small to notice it is full of crap.
Comment: get it and I am amused. One thing convenient - half-clean conscience.
c) balanced enthusiasts (close to extinction) - those poeple (I should say 'we') not only know what to buy but they know what they buy and are passionate labels readers ;)
Products: rye bread which is rye and not fake, heavy and not puffed, brown not blushing with embarrassement ;) and which after a few days gets stale not mouldy (which is BTW one of the methods to check the quality of bread).
Excuse: no excuse -> motto then: my body is not a rubbish dump.
Comment: get it and love it, not amused but delighted. One thing inconvenient - it is time consuming to find a loaf of good bread.
Are you aware how hard it is to find not even good but simply real bread? Several dozen of shelves in a supermarket and only one for bread to which I am willing to devote some time. And still... half of those goodies have something that spoils them and makes me put it back onto the shelf.
What disturbs me a lot is that many respected companies produce a shit spelled with a great 'S'. And they charge enormous prices. I don't know about you but I personally don't feel like eating shit and being force to pay for it ;)
But, do not worry. Helathy bread does exist but you need to lose some time in order not to lose your hope ;)
P.S. Shoo! The longest note about an alleged bore :)
