Bread is CIVILIZATION
this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2025
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Bread is a luxury, if feeding people cheap was the only concern, porridge would be a better use of grains than bread. Porridge predominated when peasant culture predominated; bread becomes common with civilization's connections, innovations, and specialization.
I'm talking of modern day peasants, you know, the 99%. If it's a "luxury", then why pray tell is it served everywhere and dominates the ingredient list of most processed food? A loaf of bread is cheap, but meats, fruits, vegetables are through the roof.
It was a nice stop gap as things progressed, but now it's a handicap.
So basically people eat porridge when they don’t have access to a mill and oven.