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As a Frenchman who has lived 7 years in France, I can't agree with you. Is the Dutch industrial sliced-bread better than the French sliced-bread ? Yeah, mostly
by Gmo 12y ago
As a Frenchman who has lived 7 years in France, I can't agree with you.
Is the Dutch industrial sliced-bread better than the French sliced-bread ? Yeah, mostly because it's "freshly" baked every morning.
But it is still industrial bread, which can't be beaten by bread fresh from the bakery.
As for german bread, they do have a wide variety, I give you that, but once again, it's more and more industrial.
My parents in law, who are germans, complain that more and more bakery only bake pre-made bread and don't do their own anymore.
So yeah, if you have the chance to have a "real" baker nearby, it can be quite gorgeous, but in the general case, not so much.
- jules 12y agoDutch industrial bread is nice in its own way, but it's not really bread like a baguette is. White Dutch bread has a cake-y character to it, which goes very well together with more 'delicate' toppings like butter & hagelslag (chocolate sprinkles), jam, a young dutch cheese or boiled ham, which are common in the Netherlands. Whole wheat sourdough bread, no matter how great, just doesn't mesh with delicate toppings like strawberry jam. That said, a baguette or artisan bread is a far superior base for a good old cheese, Serrano ham or other 'strong' toppings. This is why brown dutch bread is never worth buying IMO -- it's kind of a weird thing like cake made with whole wheat flour that reminds me of antroposophic foods: it's slightly less unhealthy but it tastes like crap. If you're gonna eat something unhealthy it better taste good.
- Gmo 12y agoI meant "who has lived 7 years in the Netherlands" of course.