EPTMega grocery chains would probably have something that meets your criteria, but if I'm buying good bread, I'd rather get the smell of a nice bakery anyway
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ThomasjServo
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Mega grocery chains would probably have something that meets your criteria, but if I'm buying good bread, I'd rather get the smell of a nice bakery anyway | ||
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
On February 13 2016 23:13 OtherWorld wrote: Hahahahaha I have never even heard of Czech bread Best bread is French bread (baguette). I like baguette, but it's not bread. The uses are different - baguette is really good fresh, but after half a day, it's inedible. It's also not very conductive to cutting and spreading. Czech bread is not that shiny great fresh (even though really good bread is still awesome fresh), but it's main upside is that it last really long. Every time I go trekking outside central Europe, I am really pissed I can't get bread that would last fresh more than two days; some friends of mine even take bread from home. And if you are looking for this variety of bread, the best bet is Czech or Slovak republic with some acceptable attempts existing in some surrounding countries. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18487 Posts
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Ghostcom
Denmark4783 Posts
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Simberto
Germany12073 Posts
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Cascade
Australia5405 Posts
 On February 13 2016 22:13 opisska wrote: This is the situation not only in US, but in a big part of the world. The best bread is obviously made in Czech Republic and the further you get, the shittier the product is. Some friends of mine however noted that you can buy acceptable bread under in US made by immigrants (mostly marketed as "Polish bread", for obvious reasons). Yeah, I've only been a week in US, but I wasn't impressed at all by the bread. :/ It is better is Australia, but as you say, much of the good ("good") bread is considered a bit foreign. Proper Australian bread (similar to US I guess, and UK as well?) should be white, squishy and tasteless. Essentially only edible if you toast it, and even then it serves little purpose apart from a tray to put the fillings on. (The French may want a word with you btw. ) | ||
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
Btw. I don't know about Denmark, but I am always startled how Norway has some almost-normal bread while Sweden has absolutely no edible varieties at all, how's that even possible? | ||
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oGoZenob
France1503 Posts
On February 14 2016 01:26 Ghostcom wrote: In other words, my bread can beat your bread! BREAD FIGHT ! | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10986 Posts
 .Fresh Baguette is awesome, sadly it only stais fresh for about 2 hours ^^. | ||
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On February 13 2016 23:51 opisska wrote: I like baguette, but it's not bread. The uses are different - baguette is really good fresh, but after half a day, it's inedible. It's also not very conductive to cutting and spreading. Czech bread is not that shiny great fresh (even though really good bread is still awesome fresh), but it's main upside is that it last really long. Every time I go trekking outside central Europe, I am really pissed I can't get bread that would last fresh more than two days; some friends of mine even take bread from home. And if you are looking for this variety of bread, the best bet is Czech or Slovak republic with some acceptable attempts existing in some surrounding countries. Yeah it's true that baguettes rarely last more than half a day to a day depending on humidity. You can make them last longer by cutting them of ambient air though, with a closed box for example. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
Though yes, you can easily get bread that you can smear cool butter on, frozen butter is harder, but if you let your bread go stale you can probably make frozen butter work too. If you're trying to spread your butter on dry wonderbread you're just doing it wrong though, the thin weak bread is sandwich bread, if you want to spread butter on it you gotta toast it, or use around room temp butter. | ||
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On February 14 2016 07:22 Zambrah wrote: I had no idea people were such bread... aficionados . o_o Though yes, you can easily get bread that you can smear cool butter on, frozen butter is harder, but if you let your bread go stale you can probably make frozen butter work too. If you're trying to spread your butter on dry wonderbread you're just doing it wrong though, the thin weak bread is sandwich bread, if you want to spread butter on it you gotta toast it, or use around room temp butter. Well bread is a pretty big part of food culture here in Europe, as it was for a long time the cheapest way to get calories - before potatoes took over that role -, and even today it's a cheap way to eat since even quality bread you'll find in bakeries are cheap (one whole baguette costs less than 1€, and one whole baguette is ~600 calories, which is more than 25% of the daily recommended intake of calories for a 30-year-old, 75kg, 180cm male who exercises 3 times a week). Also, why bother toasting when you can use the mighty baguette? | ||
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Ghostcom
Denmark4783 Posts
On February 14 2016 02:30 opisska wrote: But our bread is both good and durable, soft while you can spread anything on it ... This is just a waste of effort, unless you come and taste some really good one though! At least I hope we can agree that the "white squishy and tastelss" varieties are inferior, can't we? Btw. I don't know about Denmark, but I am always startled how Norway has some almost-normal bread while Sweden has absolutely no edible varieties at all, how's that even possible? I'll agree to that And consider a vacation to the Czech Republic at some point. As for the Swedes - it's because they are weird. And no one really likes them. In fact, the worst insult Danes have for a Swede is "Swede". + Show Spoiler +J/K I love you Scandi-bros+ Show Spoiler + OR DO I?!?!?!?!? | ||
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
On February 14 2016 08:11 OtherWorld wrote: Well bread is a pretty big part of food culture here in Europe, as it was for a long time the cheapest way to get calories - before potatoes took over that role -, and even today it's a cheap way to eat since even quality bread you'll find in bakeries are cheap (one whole baguette costs less than 1€, and one whole baguette is ~600 calories, which is more than 25% of the daily recommended intake of calories for a 30-year-old, 75kg, 180cm male who exercises 3 times a week). Also, why bother toasting when you can use the mighty baguette? I like the crunch of toasted white bread.  I like baguettes and the like with pasta where they get all warm and soft and I put some butter and garlic salt on them. I guess I consider white bread to be a breakfast/light meal/snack type bread and other breads as more of a dinner/full meal type of thing. Not that I've ever had European bread of any variety, lol. Any bread that isn't hard (aka it'll cut my mouth up) is good with me though, mm mm mm. | ||
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
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Thieving Magpie
United States6752 Posts
Beef is also best bred. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
Life expectancy in Czech Republic is 78 years, versus 81 in Canada, and Canada has a GDP/capita (using purchasing power parity) of 1.5x the Czech Republic. Grains are fine to eat, and while I won't argue that there aren't negative effects, they are extremely minor relative to any meat, fast food, processed food, seasonings, pesticides, and preservatives that are a large part of the diet of an overwhelming majority of the western world. So by all means, if you eat a Paleo diet 90% of the time, then fine, the next thing you'd go about eliminating is probably bread, but 98% of the population I'm familiar with aren't in that position. | ||
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OtherWorld
France17333 Posts
On February 14 2016 15:15 riotjune wrote: Bread can give you diabetes. Rice too. Any carbs really It can. In practice most people who develop diabete develop it because of things like sodas, candys and cakes, not because of rice or bread. | ||
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JoeCool
Germany2520 Posts
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Dark_Chill
Canada3353 Posts
On February 14 2016 16:20 FiWiFaKi wrote: Slovakia and Czech Republic has best bread, bar none. And I've eaten bread multiple times in more or less every European country, as well as North America, and Caribbean on my vacations. Life expectancy in Czech Republic is 78 years, versus 81 in Canada, and Canada has a GDP/capita (using purchasing power parity) of 1.5x the Czech Republic. Grains are fine to eat, and while I won't argue that there aren't negative effects, they are extremely minor relative to any meat, fast food, processed food, seasonings, pesticides, and preservatives that are a large part of the diet of an overwhelming majority of the western world. So by all means, if you eat a Paleo diet 90% of the time, then fine, the next thing you'd go about eliminating is probably bread, but 98% of the population I'm familiar with aren't in that position. Actually, I'm pretty sure cuisine with large amounts of seasonings and spices tend to be pretty healthy, given their many health benefits. Especially many spices commonly used in South Asia. | ||
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