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White bread is often made with egg whites to give it that super dense but fluffy/spongy texture it's famous for.
by erulabs 4y ago
White bread is often made with egg whites to give it that super dense but fluffy/spongy texture it's famous for.
- herbst 4y agoOften is a bit of an overstatement. Here in central Europe (where people think is the centre of bread culture) there is no egg and also no added sugars in 99% of all common and traditional breads.
- erulabs 4y agoFor sure, this is specific to the quite American "white bread". Certainly not our best bread!
- detritus 4y agoI've never heard that before. France and Italy, yes, I suppose to a degree - central Europe though?
- herbst 4y agoItaly is not exactly famous for bread, and France more or less only for baguette and sweet bakery. Austria and Germany are big into the bread game. With slightly different bread cultures. Switzerland too to some degree. You'll find a German bakery in nearly any major city for a reason.
- detritus 4y agoI don't think I've ever seen a German bakery anywhere, and not here in London. French, Polish and Italian bakers, yes. I know too that Poles go on ceaeslessly about how wonderful their neutronic matter rye bread is, despite it filling me with abject horror. Horses for courses, I guess - but I've certainly no association with 'central Europe' and world-leading bread.
- herbst 4y agoInteresting. Even in Bangkok premium bread had a German flag on it. But who knows. Cultures portrait in other cultures is a complex topic. By the way, I initially only stated that people here think it's the central of bread. I really only know a bit of how other places see things.
- omnimus 4y agoCertainly not in europe. I’ve never heard about German bakery. Italians on the other hand are as big masters of bread as French. Ever heard of Focaccia? Ciabatta? Pizza?!