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I don't know why the UK has so many words for bread when they have no bakeries. All the bread here is being sold and bought in large supermarket chains such as

I don't know why the UK has so many words for bread when they have no bakeries. All the bread here is being sold and bought in large supermarket chains such as Tesco or Asda and it's not good at all.

ionised 8y ago
There are 3 bakeries within half a mile of me here in Liverpool. And I'm not talking about Gregg's or Sayer's. I mean real, independent bread, cake and pastry makers.
ivan_gammel 8y ago
There should be. I know at least one bakery chain from UK (Paul), that opened recently in Russia.
- fwdpropaganda 8y ago
  I live in London and never heard of "Paul". Are you sure it's actually from the UK? In some countries appearing foreign is part of the branding strategy.
  - ivan_gammel 8y ago
    Ah, sorry, it's French. It has some presence in UK :)
  - flurdy 8y ago
    Ive seen a few Paul's. Around Holborn etc. Seems a more "artisan" bakery.
  - scatters 8y ago
    There's quite a few in London, generally on high streets and in stations rather than residential shopping areas - it's more of a boulangerie/patisserie/cafe than a bakery per se. e.g. Fleet Street - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5142772,-0.1074076,3a,75y,52.39h,93.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1so5gfp5_3SC6G51n5XCwxIw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5142772,-0.1074076,3a,75y,...
annabellish 8y ago
There's tonnes of bakeries. Most people buy bread from supermarkets, which I'd wager is true almost everywhere, but I can think of three or four bakeries just within walking distance of me right now, never mind driving, and the same has been true of everywhere I've lived and worked in the country.
fwdpropaganda 8y ago
I second both counts: No bakeries, and the bread is terrible anyway.
- ionised 8y ago
  > No bakeries This is just totally false.
  - fwdpropaganda 8y ago
    In a city as large in London, obviously I don't literally mean zero bakeries. But they're not common.
SuddsMcDuff 8y ago
What? There are bakeries in nearly every high street. They have survived much better than greengrocers and butchers shops have.
qubyte 8y ago
This may depend on where you live. Down here in Brighton we've an abundance of bakeries selling excellent breads.
Symbiote 8y ago
85% from factory bakeries, 12% from in-store (i.e. supermarket) bakeries, 3% from "actual" bakeries. It would be interesting to see figures from another European country. https://www.fob.uk.com/about-the-bread-industry/industry-facts/uk-bread-market/ https://www.fob.uk.com/about-the-bread-industry/industry-fac...

I don't know why the UK has so many words for bread when they have no bakeries. All the bread here is being sold and bought in large supermarket chains such as Tesco or Asda and it's not good at all.

ionised 8y ago

There are 3 bakeries within half a mile of me here in Liverpool. And I'm not talking about Gregg's or Sayer's. I mean real, independent bread, cake and pastry makers.

ivan_gammel 8y ago

There should be. I know at least one bakery chain from UK (Paul), that opened recently in Russia.

fwdpropaganda 8y ago
I live in London and never heard of "Paul". Are you sure it's actually from the UK? In some countries appearing foreign is part of the branding strategy.
- ivan_gammel 8y ago
  Ah, sorry, it's French. It has some presence in UK :)
- flurdy 8y ago
  Ive seen a few Paul's. Around Holborn etc. Seems a more "artisan" bakery.
- scatters 8y ago
  There's quite a few in London, generally on high streets and in stations rather than residential shopping areas - it's more of a boulangerie/patisserie/cafe than a bakery per se. e.g. Fleet Street - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5142772,-0.1074076,3a,75y,52.39h,93.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1so5gfp5_3SC6G51n5XCwxIw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5142772,-0.1074076,3a,75y,...

annabellish 8y ago

There's tonnes of bakeries. Most people buy bread from supermarkets, which I'd wager is true almost everywhere, but I can think of three or four bakeries just within walking distance of me right now, never mind driving, and the same has been true of everywhere I've lived and worked in the country.

fwdpropaganda 8y ago

I second both counts: No bakeries, and the bread is terrible anyway.

ionised 8y ago
> No bakeries This is just totally false.
- fwdpropaganda 8y ago
  In a city as large in London, obviously I don't literally mean zero bakeries. But they're not common.

SuddsMcDuff 8y ago

What? There are bakeries in nearly every high street. They have survived much better than greengrocers and butchers shops have.

qubyte 8y ago

This may depend on where you live. Down here in Brighton we've an abundance of bakeries selling excellent breads.

Symbiote 8y ago

85% from factory bakeries, 12% from in-store (i.e. supermarket) bakeries, 3% from "actual" bakeries. It would be interesting to see figures from another European country. https://www.fob.uk.com/about-the-bread-industry/industry-facts/uk-bread-market/ https://www.fob.uk.com/about-the-bread-industry/industry-fac...