Bread

Also called buns

Bread is made from dough of flour and water, sometimes with yeast, salt, baking soda, milk, egg, or sugar. It has a firm texture. Cooks toast it dry, use it as a garnish or stuffing, or use it to thicken dishes; it pairs with butter and olive oil.

May contain egg
May contain dairy
May contain milk

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Breads & baking
Texture: Firm
Cooked most in: Europe, The Americas, Asia
Top country: Italy
Dishes: 31 in the catalogue

Photo: Bake Across Europe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use bread

Typical ways to cook or use it

Dry toast
Garnish
Stuff
Thicken

Made from

flour
water
yeast (sometimes)
table salt (sometimes)
sodium bicarbonate (sometimes)
milk (sometimes)
egg (sometimes)
sugar (sometimes)

Preparing it

For French toast, soak bread in egg and milk before frying.

Goes well with

Flavour

Taste and texture

Texture

Firm

Around the world

Where bread is cooked

31 dishes in the catalogue use bread. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list bread among their ingredients.

Origins

6,000 BCE · Western Asia
Leavened bread was baked in southern Mesopotamia as early as 6000 BC.
1961
The Chorleywood process was developed to speed up bread production.

On the table

Dishes made with bread

24 of the 31 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

Serviettenknödel
Austria, Czechia, Germany
Alligator po' boy
United States
Migas alentejanas
Portugal
Pissaladière
France, Italy
Potechi pan
Japan
Gefilte fish
Crostini
Italy
Ekmek kadayıfı
Türkiye
Fried bread
Hevrîşk
Migas
Spain
Monte Cristo sandwich
United States
Açorda
Portugal
Leberknödel
Austria, Germany
Brissaouda
France
Pizzarello
Italy
Crawfish bread
United States
Ribollita
Italy
Roast beef po' boys
United States
Lampredotto
Italy
Walleye sandwich
United States
Tramezzino
Italy
Fouée
Patranque

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include bread.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: bread in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: Sometimes eggs (only when the optional ingredient is used)Sometimes milk (only when the optional ingredient is used)
Animal origin: Sometimes egg (only when the optional ingredient is used)Sometimes dairy (only when the optional ingredient is used)

Family

Related forms

Made from it: bread crumbs (crushed), crouton (toasted)
Kinds: baguette, bread roll, bun, crouton, rye bread, white bread