I love all kinds of bread but personally my favorite is a nice seeded rye bread, and my favorite context for it is a good reuben sandwich, heavy on the kraut. We were chatting about it at work so I was curious what the lemmings think.

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[–] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I'm of the opinion that sourdough makes for great french toast.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    It definitely does! Around here I think a fluffy loaf of texas toast seems to be the most common for french toast and while I have nothing against that I think there are definitely better options.

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    Extra thick white bread. If you're familiar with American sandwich bread, it's often that texture, just a thicker slice.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Ah, ok. Toast bread in Ireland was like cheap nearly stale bread suitable for toasting. Doorstop style cuts are awesome. Especially when the texture is right.

    I saw something recently that Germany has 3000 recognised types of bread and there is an official bread of the year. Nice.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Bagels, I love them so many ways. Breakfast sandwich, lunch sandwich, with peanut butter, with cream cheese, with butter.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Injera, when you’re sitting with friends around a big basket of wat and tibs.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 5 months ago

    I have never had the pleasure but I've always wanted to try some! I did have to look it up but I have seen people eating it on travel/cooking shows and sometimes referring to it as "sponge bread". There was an ethiopian restaurant in my hometown when I was a kid but sadly by the time I moved back in my 20's it had closed.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Brioche, because it's almost cake. It's great on its own, in savory or sweet applications, with just some butter, in a sandwich, as French toast, as a burger bun, I could go on.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I think the freshness of bread kinda wins out over type. this is what can make naan and tortillas so nice. When you go to places that make it fresh with your meal from the dough they have on hand. Oh man. My wife has this onion bread recipe that is maybe my tops. One of those handed down family things. So moist. Great just with butter but eggs to and a spicy meatloaf. mmmmmm.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    I love a good, fresh baked Danish rye bread. Butter and a sharp cheese is all it really needs to make it perfect. Also a freshly baked roomali, wrapped around spicy chicken kebab with mint raita. Ooh, and a roti canai with that amazing Malay curry sauce they serve them with. Oh - and its close cousin the paratha, in almost any form. Maybe especially an aloo paratha.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 5 months ago

    These all sound so good! I think I've had danish rye bread before, though I can't remember for sure if that's what it was and since it was made in a bakery in Illinois I'm not sure if it counts at all. I have a list of things for my partner and I to try making on the rare day that we both have off of work and aloo paratha seems like it would be super fun and not too hard, so Im adding it to the list!

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    In no particular order, these are my favorite breads:

    • Pita - I can eat it with hummus everyday. Shawarma wraps are amazing.
    • Naan - Garlic flavor to be specific. I treat it like garlic bread.
    • Pan de sal - This is a Filipino-style roll that is usually eaten for breakfast. Dip it in your coffee or put whatever butter or jam you want.
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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Fresh French baguette from the baker on a campsite in France.

    Irish soda bread with wild smoked salmon on kerrygold and a squeeze of lemon

    Sourdough loaf thick cut and still warm, as a nibble before a degustation meal.

    Pretzel from a trolley as you wander Disneyland.

    This lain white sliced bread, toasted, with beans on top as a cheap student meal in your first place living away from home.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Focaccia bread is amazing for sandwiches especially air fried and drizzle a bit of mayo or southwest sauce on it 😁🤤

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Pandesal and coffee, start the morning right.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Oh man, I have never had the pleasure of pandesal but it sounds absolutely fantastic! Do you eat it adjacent to the coffee or do you dip it in?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I really enjoy a loaf that kind of splits the difference between a crusty artisan loaf and a soft sandwich loaf, and has some texture to it, like seeds or cracked grains.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I love a good seeded, bouncy (not to be confused with airy), tangy sourdough bread. I'll eat it untoasted or toasted with butter, or in a sandwich. Everyday if I could.

    I am also partial to any naan, and Irish soda bread. Naan to be eaten with curries, and Irish soda bread toasted with butter.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I like sourdough but not as much as other people seem to. It sounds like I probably haven't ever had the kind you're talking about though. I also love irish soda bread, it's so good

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I thought I had good sourdough until I went to a cafe near Warburton, Victoria, and wow they do an amazing sourdough. The sandwich was simple, but the bread made such a difference.

    Irish soda bread is so unique to Ireland, I've not been able to find it anywhere outside of that country.. So we overdose whenever we go back 🤤

    But in actuality, I love any bread that is fresh from the oven. I'd devour an entire focaccia if I was allowed to.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I love a soft rye for a turkey sandwich. Add in spicy brown mustard, dill pickles, lettuce, tomato, and maybe havarti or Swiss cheese...

    Now I'm hungry.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Variety is the spice of life, a bread for every occasion.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The humble white baguette you get in every supermarket for like 0.7€. It's not mindblowing, but it's consistent and I love it for dipping into soups and soaking up salad dressing.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I bake my own wholegrain rye sourdough. Context: butter or pate or cheese on top, or just eat it with any savory food.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Tiger bread is very versatile - good for toast, good for sandwiches, good for dipping in soup, etc.

    I’m not sure I know anyone who doesn’t like tiger bread.

    I’m also only just learning that it’s a Dutch invention? It’s sold in every supermarket in the UK. Seemingly came out of nowhere here in the early 2010s.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Zwiebelbrot, ripped into chunks with a little butter and gorged upon as a meal substitution 😂

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Maybe not favorite but rye bread for a Reuben sandwich is one of my favorites.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Is there a more culturally diverse sandwich?

    • Rye bread (ancient Germanic tribes, murky origin)
    • Corned beef (Irish) or pastrami (Romanian Jews)
    • Swiss cheese
    • Thousand island dressing (USA)
    • Sauerkraut (German is most common association but Chinese sauerkraut predates it)
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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    French peasant bread as recreated by the folks at the fortress of Louisbourg.

    I like when I can get it fresh.

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