Food: 10 facts any bread lover will appreciate

Of all the miracles of Jesus Christ, the multiplication of the loaves and fish is most famous.

1. The singular and Plural form of bread is bread.

Bread is one of the nouns that have no plural form. Instead, we can use this word in the forms of singular and plural.

 

2. A loaf of bread is not a slice of bread

3. The name sandwich came from the Earl of Sandwich.

He granted the use of his name for this novel concept of meat between bread way back in the 1700s, and it’s persevered as a favourite food of people around the world.

4. Mankind has been eating a baked combination of flour and water since at least 10,000BC.

5. Bread was so important to the Egyptian way of life that it was used as a type of currency.

They revered it so much they would often place it in the tombs of their dead to eat in the after life.

6. Of all the miracles of Jesus Christ, the multiplication of the loaves and fish is most famous. 

With five loaves and two fish, he managed to feed five thousand people.

7. There are more than 100 different types of bread in the world.

8. In 1943 a member of the U.S. government decided to ban sliced bread, for reasons that still remain unclear.

9. Across nearly every race, country and religion, bread is seen as a peace offering and is used in countless religious ceremonies.

10. Flatbreads have been in existence for at least 12,000 years in Middle-Eastern countries.

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