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History of Bread: From Egypt to Modern Times

The document summarizes the history of bread from ancient Egyptian civilization to modern times. The Egyptians developed baking techniques and built the first ovens to bake bread about 4,000 years ago. The Greeks perfected baking and created more than 70 varieties of bread. The Romans improved mills, dough kneaders, and ovens, and created special bread for soldiers. During the Middle Ages, bread was scarce during famines. In modern times, agricultural improvements...

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History of Bread: From Egypt to Modern Times

The document summarizes the history of bread from ancient Egyptian civilization to modern times. The Egyptians developed baking techniques and built the first ovens to bake bread about 4,000 years ago. The Greeks perfected baking and created more than 70 varieties of bread. The Romans improved mills, dough kneaders, and ovens, and created special bread for soldiers. During the Middle Ages, bread was scarce during famines. In modern times, agricultural improvements...

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The bread in Egypt

Data has been found for which


You know that in the IV Egyptian consolidated the
baking techniques and created the
first ovens to bake bread, in
in this sense in the year 4000 B.C. was
unearthed a furnace in the
excavations near Babylon.
According to a French historian, the
Egyptians 'invented' the custom
culinary to place a small
wheat bread at each diner's place.
The food of poor Egyptians consisted mainly of bread and onions - hence
the famous saying - 'With you, bread and onion'. The evolution in baking occurred
importantly during this civilization, as it was the Egyptians who
they discovered fermentation and with it the true bread, fermented bread. Bread without
fermented -without yeast- is called unleavened bread.

The bread of the Greek world

Once Greece adopts the invention of


through business relationships
with the Egyptians, it perfects it. They were the
Greeks, in the 3rd century BC those who
they created a bakery art
more than seventy different breads, the
Greek bakers invented shapes
varied breads used for parties
religious, they tested different doughs
bakers: wheat, barley, oats, bran,
rye and even rice dough; adding
these, spices, honey, oils, nuts... and they were probably the precursors of
the bakery.
Bread began as a ritual food of divine origin for the Greeks, but later
became the popular sustenance, a symbol of food par excellence. The bread
Unfermented - was considered a delicacy.
In a museum in Switzerland, the oldest cake is preserved, known as 'cake of'
"Corcelles" of the year 2800 A.D.

The bread of the Roman era


Initially, in the Roman town, the production of bread was restricted. They preferred
to feed on porridge and mush; bread was considered by the people as something foreign,
nothing attainable; it only appeared in the meals of the wealthy gentlemen.
In the year 30 B.C., Rome had more than 300 bakeries run by
qualified Greek professionals; in these the processes of preparation and cooking were
carried out by different professionals. The Romans improved the mills, the
kneading machines, and the ovens in such a way that today they are called 'oven'
oven-baked Romano cheese with direct heating.
Bakers distinguished breads based on their composition, shape, and function.
they created the panis militaris, specially made for soldiers, and it had a long
duration, since, during their marches in favor of conquests, they had a diet based on
bread and wine, this perhaps being the first
union of these foods so
significant in history. This led to
that bakeries be built
exclusively military where it
they stored reserves of grains and of
bread. The white flour bread was more
valued that the brown bread, that it
They ate poor and slaves: bread
plebeian.

Bread in the Middle Ages


During the Middle Ages, there were no notable advances in bread-making. Additionally
from the cultivation of wheat and rye, it continued
with the of barley
In Europe, cereal farming declined, and
with it came periods of hunger, the
scarcity of the staple food, the scarcity of bread.
In times of greatest hunger, bread is the
most precious food.
In many places in Europe, the monasteries
they became the main producers
of bread. The white bread, at this time continued
being a sign of social prestige, only accessible
for rich and wealthy classes.

Bread in modern times


At the end of the 18th century, agriculture progresses,
research on flour and how it is obtained
the improvement in mill technique; increases the
wheat production results in flour
better. The price of bread decreases as the increases.
offer and the white bread (previously only for
certain social classes) reaches all of the
population.
In the 19th century, the steam mill was invented; thus, the systems began to evolve.
baking and a new phase is added to the bread making process: the aeration of the dough;
a new type of yeast appears and mechanical techniques for kneading bread emerge;
These improvements are causing the bread industry to grow rapidly.

Bread in religion
Christianity has also used bread
as a symbol, God reincarnated in bread
wheat to stay in the world and Jesus is born
in Bethlehem, which means bread. In many
Biblical passages mention bread. With Jesus
From Nazareth, the Jewish tradition of the
blessing of the bread and wine. The bread was the
food of the last supper, and around it
celebrates the sacrament of the Eucharist.
God told Ezekiel to do different things.
breads with barley, broad beans, lentils, and millet.

Bread has also been endowed with blessed and miraculous effects in many places of
Spain, for the healing of diseases, to drive away evil spirits...

Bibliography
Carretero, C. F. (n.d.). History of bread. Obtained from Ceopan. Retrieved on June 14.
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