Bread.
 

I like bread. When I was very young, I would love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on wheat. Then I decided I didn't like wheat bread, and had to have white. Within the last year or so, I've really enjoyed wheat bread again. For the most part, though, I don't mind what kind of bread I'm eating as long as it isn't horribly low-quality or really nasty. I notice really good bread, but I don't really seek after it.

My wife likes bread, too. The difference is that she's picky about bread, and didn't realize it until this week. I make her lunch in the morning because she has to be out the door by 6:30, and she won't pack a lunch if I don't force her to. She always complains about lunchmeat sandwiches, and peanut butter and jelly isn't well-received, either.

Her favorite place to eat is Panera Bread, though. She loves their smoked turkey on sourdough. It's mildly problematic because Panera doesn't have a franchise in the entire state of Utah, but when we visited my folks back east for the holidays, we hit up Panera three times. When we came back, we brought a loaf of sourdough. My wife has loved her lunchmeat sandwiches the last three days. Hence, I will be finding a decent sourdough somewhere locally, and we'll use that for a while instead of the fairly generic wheat or white.

What kinds of breads do you all like best? Also, I found a sourdough recipe on the Panera website that I'm kinda interested to try out, but I'm not too skilled with baking bread, so does anyone with bread-baking experience have any tips?

I like bread too. When I ate at my latest skool's, it was the only eatable stuff XD (or, at least, it was what tasted the best >>).

In Germany, people use to eat kind of sandwiches at breakfast and at dinner, with "brötchen" (I think the english word is "rolls", not sure), butter and cheese or kind of sausages. I loved it when I was there for holidays ^^

A piece of a baguette, with butter and jam... *drools*

I use to eat sandwich bread though, because I have no time to go and buy fresh bread on the morning. But what I prefer is rolls and baguettes *-*

Few things make me more joyful than French Bread + butter and a bowl of lentil soup or red beans and rice. Bread is awesome.

Bread makes me sleeepppy.

I <3 Panera as well, though there aren't any close to work now, so I eat there less frequently. Lately, in an attempt to liven up somewhat drab soup, I've been buying sourdough bread bowls at Panera and taking them home. I need to find an actual grocery store/bakery that sells these, so I don't have to make a special trip to Panera/Corner Market/Au Bon Pain.

You're making me hungry. ):

I wish someplace made good baguettes around here. Although I keep being told by various people (that have lived in France) that the French bakery about 2 miles away is surprisingly accurate and tasty....

Drex, you should get your wife a bread making machine. The bread that comes out of those is the absolute BEST, I cannot even TELL YOU. And I am pretty sure you can make sourdough, too!

I love rye and wheat breads. Nothing beats a nice ham, onion and cheese sandwich on rye bread.

I try not to go absolutely nuts with bread, though. It's not the greatest thing to be crazy for, but it's not the worst, either.

I love bread. Whole wheat, baguettes, french bread, sourdough, bread with flax and other seeds stuck all over it. Rye bread is also good. I usually have a piece of bread/toast everyday. Or bagels. I looooove cheese bagels with cream cheese or peanut butter.

I enjoy sourdough, wheat and rye bread. It would be cool if there was a bakery just down the street like in many towns in Europe. Oh well I can at least get super cheap and delicious bread from my girlfriend through her work.

My mom got a sourdough starter, so we can make our own sourdough bread. :D
We read over the instructions to care for it and were like, "...we bought a new pet." So we named it Tortoise, and once a week it comes out of the fridge to hang out in the kitchen for awhile while mom feeds it flour and water. It produces very nummy bread, too, especially when made with cream. <3

Otherwise, my bread of choice is whole-wheat bread; for some reason, no other kind appeals to me like commercial whole-wheat. Also, it's the best with canned chili.

I loved bread a couple years ago but my passion has tapered off with age. Although I still enjoy a fresh baked loaf, it's been a while since I've went nuts over carbs. I like the sweet asian style buns and really fresh crusty french bread to eat with pasta.

When I go to restaurants, I love it when the bread is especially good. The fresh baked ones that you dip in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, far more preferable to butter.

Yeah, it's hard to top that. If I could eat homemade, fresh bread with olive oil to dip in all day, I would.

I'd have to say that my favorite type would be rye bread, probably because I'm Polish. I was introduced to rye when I was little by my mom's side of the family, and I've been a big fan of it ever since.

I've made some homemade kalamata olive-asiago rolls for one Christmas a few years back, and damn they were good. It literally took me all day to make them (letting the dough rise and fall for hours) but it was so worth it. Taking the time to make bread yourself may seem like it's not worth it, but the end result surely is.

Nothing quite beats a good dinner roll, crunchy or soft. For a while I was addicted to those soft rolls that the grocery store bakes small trays of every morning. They didn't have as much flavor as something from a restaurant, but were still damn tasty. Unfortunately, I've stopped buying those ever since I got a tray where half of them had a slightly metallic taste and I discovered a penny underneath one of them (though thankfully not baked in or anything).

The best bread that I've had was probably the sandwich I got from Atlanta Bread Co. (a Panera-like place) last week. They were out of the usual bread since I'd come right after the lunch rush, so I had free choice of whatever bread I wanted. I can't recall exactly what type I ended up with, but it had tomatoes and onions baked into it for an incredible flavor. I seriously thought about asking to buy a loaf despite them not having any on the rack behind the counter, but I didn't really feel like standing in line again.

If ya like bread with peanut butter on it, then using a breadmaker to bake a loaf with peanut butter right there in the dough should be an experience you will enjoy. You can just spread it with jelly for instant PB&J I guess, but I didn't try that. It tastes quite strongly of peanut buttery goodness.

I should also say that I really do love fresh baked bread. I especially love any of the types which have seeds and nuts baked into the dough. I'm a big fan of almost any kind of bread actually, as long as it is well made. Ya can't beat fresh. Some of the loaves on the shelves in your local store have been there for waaaaay too long. They don't taste of anything anymore, they are just a dry, powdery mess compared with moist, chewy fresh bread.

Oh man. Bread with peanut butter baked right in--that sounds awesome. Why didn't I ever think of that? I'll have to try that sometime.

I absolutely love a good sourdough, though. I took a baking and pastry arts course at my local college, and our 'projects' for the first couple weeks was all kinds of different breads. We made some of the best soft dinner rolls I've ever tasted. Along with sourdough.

I eat bread almost every day, it's always in one or two of my meals, I especially enjoy thin wheat, or white bread with sliced turkey on it. The thin bread by pepperidge farm, toasted, with sliced turkey on it tastes like having hot-turkey sandwhiches the day after thanksgiving, to me at least.

I don't mind the occasional panini, and the place I usually go to get those are at random resteraunts. Yet, there is always the panini maker, it wroks half decent and the sandwhiches made from them aren't half bad. Panera is one of the best places to go if you want to sit down and have a wonderful lunch while talking to friends or reading a book. I personally like the way they set up the resturant, it's very nice.

When I was a kid I wouldn't eat anything but that nasty Iron Kid's white bread. I still really like it, but now understand how horrible it is for you. I'm not so picky when it comes to bread though. However, I still won't eat my dad's peanut butter and mayonaise sandwich... no matter what bread it's on.

It comes out so thick and chewy... it's great.

Sourdough is also awesome. It's on a long list of delicious bread I enjoy.

White bread is my fave, but homemade is the BEST! I can tolerate the store bought stuff, but homemade all the way, I grew up on it.

How about Pita Bread? I'll tell you what, if you've never been to the Pita Pit, you're missing out. That place is damn skippy, junior. Supposedly it's pretty healthy too which is always a big plus.

I adore the Pita Pit. Chicken Caesar all the way. :D

No mention of Tiger bread yet? If you can, you have to try and find some.

They're not lying when they say distinctive flavour. The pictured loaf example is actually pretty light, I'll go for much darker loaves for a much more noticeable taste. Some tiger bread with salty creamy butter is just <3.

Home-made bread. Well, when I say that I mean using a bread mix in a bread-making machine. Unless my hot-crossed buns count, they were excellent. If I'm buying it, I'd have to go for wholegrain or brown. I'm not keen on white bread.

Is it expensive? Is it better warm? I've never even heard of Tiger Bread before...

I love bread and I usually get 15 grain or flax bread, when I can afford it. Since during the winter at school I am mostly poor, I get Rye Bread. Not the healthiest (better than white though), but it is cheap and large in quantity.

At home, we usually buy locally produced bread which is sooooo good. Some of the kinds are 6 grain, white, raisin bread, Oatmeal bread, and another kind that I love the most, but right now I cannot think what it's called.

Will update if I remember.

I know this is an old thread but I just bought a loaf of vienna sourdough yesterday and was wondering how should it taste like? I didn't have it toasted and found it nothing extraordinary..and the texture was pretty rubbery so I'm not impressed. I'll try some toasted tomorrow and see if there's any difference. I had the normal vienna white loaf before and it was pretty good.

And yes, Tiger bread is awesome. They call it Tigger bread here, and to me they're pretty much like those vienna loaves except a bit more tastier.

Back on topic..when I was younger this bread company churns out normal white bread that was so delicious I could eat like 5-6 slices just on its own..my dad does that as well. Then the asian-style buns rave started and we got hooked to those...in fact I stopped having normal bread loaves until last year. I don't have a particular favourite, but I try avoiding white bread cause I'm told they're bad for you and whatnot. I usually go for soy and linseed, if not 9 grain. They're all pretty good stuff.

I would say it's affordable, but not the cheapest bread you can get. I personally think it tastes best when thoroughly cool, but still very fresh. The best is if you can get it fresh from the oven but allow it to cool before tasting.

My mom usually buys focaccia, wheat ciabatta, wheat sliced bread and pandesal. We sometimes have baguette but if we don't eat it after its warmed, it gets REALLY hard (jaw breaker). I specially like the ciabatta...just slightly toasted with farmer's ham...lettuce..maybe saurkraut or dill sauce :D I sometimes have ciabatta with goober (peanut butter with grape jam!!)..not toasted...just straight from the fridge.

A store called "Bread Talk" here sells this sliced loaf of bread that has raisins and other sweet things inside. Me and my mom usually eat it when we have cheese melted (ementhal I think). We buy our focaccia and ciabatta from Bizu at their 40% off sale every night.

Bread bread bread! I guess I can safely say that I like bread more than the average person, although I don't quite like sandwich bread. However, if given the choice between wheat and white sandwich bread, I'd definitely choose wheat.

Rye, most definitely. I often find myself buying loaves of rye bread and munching on them in the middle of the night. ='D French, of course, is also great with butter or Nutella. Can't stand peanut butter and jelly.

And raisin bread. YES! It's definitely number two on my list after rye.

Those Chinese sweet breads/buns are pretty good, too.

I think the only time I tried making bread was when I attempted a yeastless bread. In the end, I ripped the loaf to pieces, soaked said pieces in a mixture of butter, garlic powder, basil, etc, and baked them. And then I threw them over some shrimp alfredo with tomato. <3

Just got back from shopping and was served Turkish bread. Funny no one mentioned it yet cause I really like Turkish bread, one of the best savoury breads you can ever have!

Fresh bread with butter and banana. My favorite!

I always read the ingredient list of the back of everything pretty religiously. By quality of bread I'm assuming you're talking about nutritional value and source of ingredients to make the bread.
My favorite kind of bread would have to be Ezekiel Bread found at most health/whole foods stores. I don't mind any kind of bread as long as the ingredients does not include enriched flour (funny enough 'enriched' flour is flour then have all it's nutrients taken out and then synthetically put back in) , bleached flour, and any other crap I can't pronounce. If I can't pronounce it, I ain't putting it into my mouth.

I love fresh baked bread with marmite.

During an exchange program, I had to bake my own bread. It usually was a failure - it never rose very high -, but it tasted better than commercial bread.

Otherwise, I buy the cheapest wheat bread I can find. It tastes much better than white bread

I love any type of bread out there, especially freshly baked pumpernickel or calabrese. My family (the Davidsons) have been big-time bread eaters through the generations, with quite a few bakers in the family. If it wasn't for my taste for bread, I'd likely be a lot slimmer.

I too absolutely love bread, and couldn't live without it. Nothing beats good old french bread in particular, or a bag of freshly baked rolls from the bakery. I usually pick some up before heading to the cinema, and eat them during a film. Looks odd, but I love it :)

french bread is amazing, i don't really like white bread much at all.

sourdough and french are my favorites by far.

I normally eat whole-grain/whole-wheat bread, for the cliche reason that it's healthier and contains more fiber than overprocessed white bread -- although I have to say, I'm very partial to toast made with Buttermilk White Bread.

I'm also fond of sourdough, and the dinner rolls from Tahoe Joe's are out of control amazing. It's wonderful that you can buy them in the stores in California... I brought two bags to Texas with me and froze them for future use :).

bread with (almost) anything on it is good =) like, bread with chocolate, bread with ice cream, bread with bacon, bread with cheese, bread with fish, bread with pork, bread with beef, bread with more bread...

i dont know if its a staple food where you guys come from, but apart from rice, i think it should be =)

but if youre talking about types of bread, i think whole-wheat is good. and sweet breads =) are there any subway advocates around?

I enjoy wheat bread only for sandwiches and toast. For fresh-baked bread, I like sourdough best. It has an interesting taste that makes it unique among all other breads.

Bread is good. I like blueberry bagels with strawberry cream cheese.

Sounds perfect! This receipe makes really nice dinner or cinnamon rolls; I like to use honey instead of sugar.

A good mixer (ie KitchenAid) with a dough hook makes it less work, as it'll do the kneading for you, and is a little more versatile than a bread maker. If you do a lot of bread, a bread maker is probably a worthwhile investment.

I love bread. I'd usually pick bread over rice (depends). I like Pandesal de Pugon with butter in the mornings. Foccacia is nice too, as well as English Muffins. I'm not that exposed to the different kinds of bread yet so my range of preference is still small. I'll definitely try that sourdough sometime, as well as the other breads mentioned (I hope our local stores have it though..:eagletear:).

I like sliced french country baguettes with hummus. It makes a great snack when you're with friends.

I like bread, however homemade all the way. None of that store bought crap.

Real french bread is dangerous. Leave it for more than a day and you've got a weapon to fend off hobos while you make runs for cheap wine.

A recent bread I've come to love is the amish chain letter bread that gets passed around. Over the holidays, a friend of mine gave me some of that, and although you're supposed to spread it around, I got greedy and kept it all for myself. Mostly, its awesome because the base formula is so malleable. You can mix damn near anything in there, and it still ranges from passable to damn good.

So far tried basic, pistachios, chocolate, heath bars, peanut butter, strawberry rhubarb (kick ass), walnuts and almonds, apple and applesauce, and raspberry.

Also, not too hard to start up if you don't have a handy amish person around. Simply put 1 c. flour, 1 c. sugar, 1 c. milk, and 1 T. yeast in a ziploc bag and let it sit on the counter. Call that Day 1, and you’re good to go. After that, search online and there are a bunch of places that detail the rest of it.

I like everything as long as they are made fresh on the day, best with a bowl of soup. I tried to avoid factory made bread off the shelves of supermarket.

I used to be a big fan of panera back when i was in grad school and there were days where I was so busy but still want a decent lunch. Loved to have that half sandwiches and salad/soup combo. Being a student that's kinda expensive but i got sick easily back then probably to stress and etc so i decided meals would be the only part i spend a bit more on to take care of myself better.

Additional Spam:
not to mention the crust would sand off the lining of your oral cavity on contact, which hurts quite a bit after you enjoyed the taste of your sandwiches.

That should not be consumed unless it's reheated in the oven again with a generous spray of water.