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Slice Your Way Through This Bread Trivia

Priya Johnson
Is your knowledge of bread confined to just the usual white loaf and brown, or does it go deeper. Let's play this fun quiz and find out...
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Did You Know?
As per the Guinness Book of World Records, Turkey holds the title of the country with the highest per capita consumption of bread in the world, with 199.6 kg of bread being consumed per individual.
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The traditional Spanish pan is a long loaf of bread. There's a round loaf variety as well called pan redondo, popularly served warm with olive oil.
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The French word 'baguette' actually means stick or baton. Definitely in line with the shape of the bread.
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Interesting Fact
When the Israelites fled from Egypt they had no time to prepare leavened bread with yeast and wait for it to rise. This tradition is followed even today by the Jews during Passover.
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Pita is actually yeast-leavened flat breads hailing from the Middle East. Indian flat breads are prepared without yeast.
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The water content in the dough converts to steam which in turns raises the dough creating a pocket.
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On July 6, 1928, the first commercial sliced bread that we so love was invented in Missouri. A Missouri-based jeweler invented the first bread-slicing machine.
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Croissants are sold in bakeries alongside bread, however, they are not a bread variety. They come under pastries.
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A live fermented culture or starter is used as a natural leavening agent. This starter is simply made from flour and water and kept alive for future use.
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Breadsticks are sticks of dry baked bread. They are crispy and often served in restaurants as a welcome gesture, usually with a dip of some sort.
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A brioche is a rich and soft type of bread made with a high content of eggs and butter. On baking, it develops a beautiful glossy brown crust due to the egg wash applied.
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