What is (one of) your favorite kind(s) of bread, and what context do you enjoy it in the most?
I love all kinds of bread but personally my favorite is a nice seeded rye bread, and my favorite context for it is a good reuben sandwich, heavy on the kraut. We were chatting about it at work so I was curious what the lemmings think.
I'm of the opinion that sourdough makes for great french toast.
It definitely does! Around here I think a fluffy loaf of texas toast seems to be the most common for french toast and while I have nothing against that I think there are definitely better options.
Whats texas toast?
Extra thick white bread. If you're familiar with American sandwich bread, it's often that texture, just a thicker slice.
Ah, ok. Toast bread in Ireland was like cheap nearly stale bread suitable for toasting. Doorstop style cuts are awesome. Especially when the texture is right.
I saw something recently that Germany has 3000 recognised types of bread and there is an official bread of the year. Nice.
Bagels, I love them so many ways. Breakfast sandwich, lunch sandwich, with peanut butter, with cream cheese, with butter.
the heaviness of bagels is really what makes it so enjoyable to me, especially when fresh
Chewy goodness! One of my favorite things is a toasted bagel turkey sandy
I'm a huge fan of a good lox bagel combo
You just cant go wrong with a bagel
Brioche, because it's almost cake. It's great on its own, in savory or sweet applications, with just some butter, in a sandwich, as French toast, as a burger bun, I could go on.
We seem to be inundated with "brioche" everywhere but somehow I doubt I've ever had an actual brioche. It sounds really good though
Injera, when you’re sitting with friends around a big basket of wat and tibs.
I have never had the pleasure but I've always wanted to try some! I did have to look it up but I have seen people eating it on travel/cooking shows and sometimes referring to it as "sponge bread". There was an ethiopian restaurant in my hometown when I was a kid but sadly by the time I moved back in my 20's it had closed.
It’s a bit weird for me, but I haven’t eaten enough Ethiopian food to get used to it.
I think the freshness of bread kinda wins out over type. this is what can make naan and tortillas so nice. When you go to places that make it fresh with your meal from the dough they have on hand. Oh man. My wife has this onion bread recipe that is maybe my tops. One of those handed down family things. So moist. Great just with butter but eggs to and a spicy meatloaf. mmmmmm.
An excellent point. I hated corn tortillas as a kid growing up in the midwest USA but then I had some in central america in highschool and it changed my opinion heavily
In no particular order, these are my favorite breads:
All solid choices! I absolutely love naan and eat it whenever I get the chance. Also, nice username, Im also a Dune fan!
I love a good, fresh baked Danish rye bread. Butter and a sharp cheese is all it really needs to make it perfect. Also a freshly baked roomali, wrapped around spicy chicken kebab with mint raita. Ooh, and a roti canai with that amazing Malay curry sauce they serve them with. Oh - and its close cousin the paratha, in almost any form. Maybe especially an aloo paratha.
These all sound so good! I think I've had danish rye bread before, though I can't remember for sure if that's what it was and since it was made in a bakery in Illinois I'm not sure if it counts at all. I have a list of things for my partner and I to try making on the rare day that we both have off of work and aloo paratha seems like it would be super fun and not too hard, so Im adding it to the list!
Fresh French baguette from the baker on a campsite in France.
Irish soda bread with wild smoked salmon on kerrygold and a squeeze of lemon
Sourdough loaf thick cut and still warm, as a nibble before a degustation meal.
Pretzel from a trolley as you wander Disneyland.
This lain white sliced bread, toasted, with beans on top as a cheap student meal in your first place living away from home.
All good choices. I love a good pretzel when I can get them
Variety is the spice of life, a bread for every occasion.
This is the way.
I really enjoy a loaf that kind of splits the difference between a crusty artisan loaf and a soft sandwich loaf, and has some texture to it, like seeds or cracked grains.
Me too! That's right in the sweet spot
Zwiebelbrot, ripped into chunks with a little butter and gorged upon as a meal substitution 😂
That sounds excellent! I haven't had the pleasure myself but I'd love to try it
I love a good seeded, bouncy (not to be confused with airy), tangy sourdough bread. I'll eat it untoasted or toasted with butter, or in a sandwich. Everyday if I could.
I am also partial to any naan, and Irish soda bread. Naan to be eaten with curries, and Irish soda bread toasted with butter.
I like sourdough but not as much as other people seem to. It sounds like I probably haven't ever had the kind you're talking about though. I also love irish soda bread, it's so good
I thought I had good sourdough until I went to a cafe near Warburton, Victoria, and wow they do an amazing sourdough. The sandwich was simple, but the bread made such a difference.
Irish soda bread is so unique to Ireland, I've not been able to find it anywhere outside of that country.. So we overdose whenever we go back 🤤
But in actuality, I love any bread that is fresh from the oven. I'd devour an entire focaccia if I was allowed to.
Focaccia bread is amazing for sandwiches especially air fried and drizzle a bit of mayo or southwest sauce on it 😁🤤
Ooooh yeah that's good stuff. We make fresh focaccia daily at work and it is so good
Yummm!! 😁👍
Tiger bread is very versatile - good for toast, good for sandwiches, good for dipping in soup, etc.
I’m not sure I know anyone who doesn’t like tiger bread.
I’m also only just learning that it’s a Dutch invention? It’s sold in every supermarket in the UK. Seemingly came out of nowhere here in the early 2010s.
I had never heard of this but it sounds very tasty
The humble white baguette you get in every supermarket for like 0.7€. It's not mindblowing, but it's consistent and I love it for dipping into soups and soaking up salad dressing.
As tasty as it is versatile. We used to make pizza bread with them when I was a kid, I should do that again.
Maybe not favorite but rye bread for a Reuben sandwich is one of my favorites.
Is there a more culturally diverse sandwich?
I love a soft rye for a turkey sandwich. Add in spicy brown mustard, dill pickles, lettuce, tomato, and maybe havarti or Swiss cheese...
Now I'm hungry.
Ooooh that sounds really good right about now. Turkey and havarti is a great combo
Pandesal and coffee, start the morning right.
Oh man, I have never had the pleasure of pandesal but it sounds absolutely fantastic! Do you eat it adjacent to the coffee or do you dip it in?
It's great, just the right amount of sweetness to go along with coffee. I've seen people dip it, but I just enjoy it on the side. As long as both are hot and fresh, you can't go wrong.
That sounds perfect for a nice morning breakfast
I bake my own wholegrain rye sourdough. Context: butter or pate or cheese on top, or just eat it with any savory food.
Rye AND sourdough? The best of both worlds
French peasant bread as recreated by the folks at the fortress of Louisbourg.
I like when I can get it fresh.
That sounds superb, and I bet you can do all kinds of delicious things with it