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October 13 2011 // Foodnotes, Issues // by

East is east, but west is yeast.
Salman Rushdie
Water and bread only are two essential things that a human can survive on for a long time. Whereas fresh drinkable water remains the same everywhere (with slight differences, naturally), it is stunning how many variations bread can take on around the world. Moving conceptually across countries and continents, ingredients are added or subtracted and the most blatant one is perhaps yeast or other leavening agents. More …

Indonesian Bread

October 9 2011 // Foodnotes, Issues // by // 1 Comment

It’s funny when my European friend said that not all the breads are called “bread”. For her, the sweet bread is NOT bread, it’s a cake. Back home in Indonesia, we use the word “bread” to all types of bread, it’s a universal word. No matter if it’s savory or even sweet. Bread is not our main food, we eat rice a lot rather than bread. Some Indonesian people (mostly for those who live in poverty) think that bread is an expensive food that they can’t afford to buy. More …

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