When Breads Speak German

The importance of bread in every society is unique in itself. Every country has many variations on the offer.

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Used in many cultures for auspicious occasions during the festive season, now breads have taken on a more glamourised avatar. There are many variations on the basic recipe of bread, including pizzas, chapatis, tortillas, baguettes, pitas, lavash, biscuits, pretzels, naans, bagels, puris, and many other variations.

Unique German Breads

Bread, in one form or another, has been one of the principal forms of food for man from the earliest times. History of bread and cake starts with Neolithic cooks and marches through time; with their speed varying according to ingredients’ availability, technological advancements, economic conditions, socio-cultural influences, legal rights (Medieval guilds), and of course, continually evolving tastes.

Through much of history, a person’s social station could be discerned by the colour of bread he/she consumed. The darker the bread, the lower the social station of the person. This was because whiter flours were more expensive and harder for millers to adulterate with other products. Today, we have seen a reversal of this trend when darker breads are more expensive and highly prized for their taste, as well as for their nutritional value.

At the Munich airport you are flanked on both sides with outlets selling their bread products. There was the most delicious aroma and quite an impressive rush at both of them. Germans are extremely proud of the bread culture of Germany. German expatriates find it very difficult to get good German bread.