White Bread Research Paper

Food Biography Bread is one of the most staple foods in so many different cultures. There’s the standard American white bread, Jewish Challah, Indian Naan, and so on and so forth. In a wider lens, bread is a language in itself; a language that has always intrigued me/spoken to me. Since I was little, about 3 or 4, I’ve been… intrigued by bread, to say the least. It may’ve had something to do with the fact that bread was the first ‘real food’ to actually enter my mouth. While I may not be able to recall each and every part of that eye opening moment, I can still channel that same feeling each time I smell a freshly baked loaf of bread. The sensation is never the same, yet it is never really different. Each smell brings me back to my childhood; a childhood where we always had a fresh loaf of a bread for each Sunday dinner. My mom worked odd jobs during my growing up years, which didn’t really leave her much time at home to cook or bake, which she enjoyed. So, she decided to designate Sundays as …show more content…
It becomes common place in your life. The wine represents Jesus’ blood he shed on the cross, the bread his body. That primal comparison of a simple piece of communion bread to the body of Jesus Christ intrigued me. My dad always made the communion bread himself; a simple recipe, just salt, flour, sugar, etc. Nothing that seems ‘worthy’ enough to be compared to the body of Jesus Christ. Yet, we accepted it as spiritual fact, and went on with our day. That made me realize bread is more than just a vehicle for Peanut Butter and Jelly. Bread (i.e. communion bread) is a staple in Christian/Catholic religious services. It impacts lives, brings them closer to God, fulfills their role as a church-goer. To me, the idea that bread can do that for a whole religion excited me. It made me realize how influential bread really is; how bread will always be a needed staple ‘worthy’ of even someone as high up as the