Man Cannot Live By Bread Alone...
I was at a friend's house-warming at the weekend, and as we are in the Middle East and the weather is a few notches warmer than the UK it was a BBQ. When going to a do like this I like to take food items which are easy to make in bulk, so usually hummus, marinaded meats, a fish or two from a spearfishing session, a salad or, as in this case, bread. To me, making bread like this is fairly straight forward (bread is, once you get the hang of it), but what struck me was that people at the party, including those who had made and brought some pretty amazing food stuffs, were commenting on the things! Now, the bread in the Middle East, unless of the Arabic or Turkish kind, tends to be either naff (too sweet/ full of rubbish) or expensive, which is half the reason I make my own. This said, it still surprises me how many people have not had the experience of bread making. This then got me thinking about education, and why we should all be teaching students how to make bread...