Fall Season 2024

[Death BOO Z]

I don't think we have any filled breads here either.
whole wheat, whole grain, spelt bread... baguettes and pita-breads and challah bread, but not anything that comes with flavour fillings.

we do have bread-based pastries (sweet and not-sweet).

[shinta|hikari]

I think filled breads are more of an Asian thing, even including South and South East Asia.

Japan has anpan, curry pan, cream pan, etc.
Hong Kong has pineapple bun, sausage bun, coconut bun, etc.
Taiwan has taro buns, pork floss buns, black pepper buns, etc.
China has steamed buns, xian bing, shen jiang baos, etc.
Philippines has coconut bread, asado roll, corned beef bread, etc.
India has a parathas, bread pakodas, kulchas, etc.

All of these are considered breads and are stuffed with savory or sweet fillings.

[MFauli]

I think filled breads are more of an Asian thing, even including South and South East Asia.

Japan has anpan, curry pan, cream pan, etc.
Hong Kong has pineapple bun, sausage bun, coconut bun, etc.
Taiwan has taro buns, pork floss buns, black pepper buns, etc.
China has steamed buns, xian bing, shen jiang baos, etc.
Philippines has coconut bread, asado roll, corned beef bread, etc.
India has a parathas, bread pakodas, kulchas, etc.

All of these are considered breads and are stuffed with savory or sweet fillings.

That's the issue, though: All (most?) of those aren't breads. They're snacks. They're 1-portion, handheld foods that you pick up and eat whole in one session.

A bread is something big that you cut off slices from, the stays with you for a couple days and that is a foundation for making dishes from it, whether that's a quick marmelade slice, a sandwhich, as a side for some main dish, or even as an ingredient for a proper main dish.

All those asian "breads" are really buns, intended for instant consumption. That's not the philosophy of bread.

[shinta|hikari]

It is bread according to the most popular definition in English, at least:

bread
/bred/
noun
1.
food made of flour, water, and yeast or another leavening agent, mixed together and baked.
"a loaf of bread"

Looks like as long as it has these components, it is bread. Buns, rolls, etc. fall under the umbrella of bread.

Your definition of "A bread is something big that you cut off slices from, the stays with you for a couple days and that is a foundation for making dishes from it," is a loaf of bread.

[Ryllharu]

So...American bread is bread in its ideal form? The perfect center of sweetened with otherwise unnecessary ingredients and packed with so many preservatives and stabilizers that a loaf of pre-sliced bread can last for over a month without going hard, stale, or developing mold. No other country can boast such longevity and still dare to call it bread.