The document provides brief descriptions of various types of bread from around the world in 3 sentences or less, including calzone, chapati, Cuban bread, croissant, crispbread, cornbread, colomba di Pasqua, and ciabatta. It then shares messages about enjoying bread for breakfast with family, picnics with friends, sharing with loved ones, receiving help when deprived, demonstrating love through cooking, enjoying bread with family daily, and finding joy in achievement.
4. CALZONE
Calzone, the Italian word for
“stocking”. In the U.S., it is often
served with a marinara sauce for
dipping.
5. CHAPATI
A type of roti, chapati is a staple flatbread of
Pakistan and India. It is made from whole-
grain durum wheat (atta flour), water and
salt, rolled into discs of approximately five
inches in diameter, cooked on a hot grill and
served with ghee (clarified butter). It is
generally eaten with lentil soup and curry
dishes.
6. CUBAN BREAD
Cuban bread, used to make an
authentic Cuban sandwich, is a white
bread similar to French and Italian
baguette-like loaves, but made with
lard or vegetable shortening; it is
usually made in long, baguette-like
loaves.
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8. CROISSANT
A rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll
made of puff pastry that layers yeast
dough with butter (known as
laminating). Stories of the roll being
made in the shape of the crescent of
the Turkish flag, after the defeat of
the Turks in the Siege of Vienna in
1683, are a perpetuated myth.
9. CRISPBREAD
Crispbread was invented in
Scandinavia in medieval
times, baked in Sweden and
Finland to preserve the wheat
crop over the long, cold winters
10. CORNBREAD
Corn, a grain indigenous to America, is
milled into cornmeal, which can be baked
into bread. There are several types of
cornbread. The earliest is a skillet bread
(also known as hoecake), made from
cornmeal, egg and buttermilk and fried in
a fat, then baked in the oven.
11. COLOMBA DI PASQUA
An Italian Easter bread, made in the shape
of a dove. The classic colomba is a soft yeast
dough with candied fruit (including orange
peel), topped with icing, whole
almonds, and granulated sugar
12. CIABATTA
Pronounced cha-BOT-a, ah Italian wheat loaf with
a porous crumb, made withyeast. It is baked in a
variety of styles, depending on the region—the
crispness of the crust and the density of the
crumb will vary.