how does bread reflect a country’s culture?

HOW DOES BREAD REFLECT A COUNTRY’S CULTURE?

By: Samantha Lohner

I CAN EXPLAIN HOW CULTURE AFFECTS

MY CHOSEN GROUP IN THE WORLD TODAY.

A Little Bit of an

Introduction I chose to do my project on bread. To do this I will talk about 5 countries. France Italy England Germany Spain

Gotta’ love bread

INTRODUCTION

CONTINUED I will also cover these properties of each type of bread Texture Shape Size Ingredients Importance to country And many other

topics…

France

Rough & hard on outside

Soft & spongy on inside Long & thin About 18 in. long About 3 in. in diameter They take great pride in

it. It is a symbol of life in France. “Perfection”

French Ingredients

Some of the main ingredients are…

Water Flour Sugar Salt Egg Yeast

Italy

Crusty & has a large slit through the top

Slightly tougher than French bread on inside

Short & fat It comes in many

different sizes In Italy they find

importance in its size

Italian Ingredients

Some of the main ingredients are…

Olive oil Water Yeast Salt Egg

England

Scones Roll- like Any shape desired Flat & smallCrumpets Biscuit- like Crusty Round & smallBoth They are “portable”

and good with tea

English ingredients

Some of the main ingredients in scones &

crumpets are… Flour Salt Baking soda Butter Milk Sugar

Spain

Powdery Soft It is usually a

cylindrical shape There is no uniform

size They find

importance in its “flavoring.”

Spanish ingredients

Some of the main ingredients are…

Flour Yeast Salt Water Eggs

Germany

Many types Rough Round or square Small It is important

because they use it as a side with most dishes

German ingredients

Some of the main ingredients are…

Yeast Water Sugar Flour Salt

THE ENDYes; it is that time already (sigh)

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