Why is there no really good bread in india?

shere · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:12

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Originally Posted by atala

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besides: You encourage an already nutrition-poor country to add another modern health-hazard to be added to their diet.

I used to be a big white bread fan but over the years have switched to wholemeal/multigrain seeded bread. Tastes much better.

Do they still do milk bread in India ? Used to be good for chip butties.

IVAN · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:15

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Originally Posted by atala

besides: You encourage an already nutrition-poor country to add another modern health-hazard to be added to their diet.

Oh, I don't think that the "nutritionally poor" from India will really buy some Western style bread. Those "nutritionally rich" probably eat a lot of candies already...

It's just that if someone is going to make bread, better make it right...

atala · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:26

No one in India buys anything edible they have not grown up with. Foodwise Indians are entirely as chauvinistic as Europeans are about their diverse cuisines. Italians and italian food lovers think Italian bread is the best (while it is the worst for some others), french bread does not deserve the name compared to German bread and so on and vice versa. Same thing in India. Bengali food cannot be appreciated outside that state, Tamil food is unknown in Delhi, and Maharatis swear on their style and so on.

They would not even try a state-by-state change, so why introduce something completely foreign? Unless it is totally bleached, tasteless, an industrial product that can be advertized nationwide, an unisex type of bread, with a non-taste.

Nick-H · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:27

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You encourage an already nutrition-poor country to add another modern health-hazard to be added to their diet.

White bread is easily available in any provisions shop, you don't even have to go to the supermarket.

Except it may be slightly yellowish, and is always too sweet. Gives a plasticy impression, rather like some burger buns do in my motherland.

Besides, it is not white bread I seek, it is a decent granary loaf, with a good rich crust and nice seedy bits. It's not gourmet stuff, or necessarily the most healthy, any mass-producing bakery in UK can turn out one, slice it, pack in a plastic bag and ship it to Tesco (or Lidl, at half the price, somehow!).

And with a thick layer of butter, and a good helping of marmite... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

shere · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:28

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Originally Posted by atala

No one in India buys anything edible they have not grown up with. Foodwise Indians are entirely as chauvinistic as Europeans are about their diverse cuisines. Italians and italian food lovers think Italian bread is the best (while it is the worst for some others), french bread does not deserve the name compared to German bread and so on and vice versa. Same thing in India. Bengali food cannot be appreciated outside that state, Tamil food is unknown in Delhi, and Maharatis swear on their style and so on.

They would not even try a state-by-state change, so why introduce something completely foreign? Unless it is totally bleached, tasteless, an industrial product that can be advertized nationwide, an unisex type of bread, with a non-taste.

They love pizza and burgers in Punjab so I guess your views are unfounded.

French bread is the best.

Nick-H · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:29

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Originally Posted by atala

No one in India buys anything edible they have not grown up with. ... ... ... ... so why introduce something completely foreign? Unless it is totally bleached, tasteless, an industrial product that can be advertized nationwide, an unisex type of bread, with a non-taste.

Oh dear!

But yes; look at the success of coca cola

...

Aishah · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:35

Shere - having learned about square waves and invertors on another thread, not such a good idea to have a breadmaker after all. I toyed with this idea once, but gave up because of our light cuts, and the invertor power may actually damage the appliance. I do bread in the microwave - quick and easy.

Selkie · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:46

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Originally Posted by Aishah

Shere - having learned about square waves and invertors on another thread, not such a good idea to have a breadmaker after all. I toyed with this idea once, but gave up because of our light cuts, and the invertor power may actually damage the appliance. I do bread in the microwave - quick and easy.

Microwave bread cookery - never heard of that before! Please tell more! Do you have a recipe? (curious)

fajitanumerouno · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:46

It seems to me not many people there have ovens/cookers in the first place. So how would they cook bread? Its all stovetop cooking. In the countryside everyone cooks over fires etc. and so carries through to every day eating. So all these years people have not been cooking with a stove to make bread, they have not been eating it so why would it be there? Guess you have to go to a supermarket or something. We got it packaged, some was better then others definitely. No one cooks muffins, western style cakes, cup cakes or such. Even when our cousin re-did their kitchen really wonderfully they did not get an oven so why would you think of eating it in the first place? Its only us westerners that miss it, or those upper class who want to cook like us. I think our other well to do cousin has an oven and when she comes to US she buys pans and recipe books and such. I was thinking this too and then I realized no one had an oven so how would they have that kind of bread, or want it?

Dilliwala · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:50

MARMITE??!!

Even vegemite is less unpalatable.

Nick-H · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:51

I put a very expensive fitted oven in our new kitchen.

Almost a year and we still haven't used the damn thing.

Nick-H · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:54

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Originally Posted by Dilliwala

MARMITE??!!

Even vegemite is less unpalatable.

Ah HA! This is where we really fall out!

Vegemite is revolting: Marmite is the real stuff. Marmite is King!

What about Bovril? That's fairly disgusting...

brownboy66 · Mar 19th, 2008, 20:59

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Vegemite is revolting

and its Australian!

karuna · Mar 19th, 2008, 21:01

My boyfriend calls Marmite The Devil's Paste. This is one reason why we have separate rooms.

Love the stuff. An excellent source of vitamin B12 and far too much salt. Once tried Sainsbury's own brand. Never again.

Dilliwala · Mar 19th, 2008, 21:01

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Ah HA! This is where we really fall out!

Vegemite is revolting: Marmite is the real stuff. Marmite is King!

What about Bovril? That's fairly disgusting...

Heheheh, any moment now I'm expecting my membership to be cancelled.

It's not as if I like vegemite, I just found it less revolting (yes, good choice of word) than marmite. Haven't, understandably, had either in decades.

Heard of Bovril, never had it. Used to like Ovaltine as a kid. Tasted even better 'raw'.

<crossposted with above> "Devil's paste" is good.

Mar 19th, 2008, 20:35	#52
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 4,467	Shere - having learned about square waves and invertors on another thread, not such a good idea to have a breadmaker after all. I toyed with this idea once, but gave up because of our light cuts, and the invertor power may actually damage the appliance. I do bread in the microwave - quick and easy. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

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atala Senior Member, 8 yrs in India Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Switzerland, just back from India 2008 Posts: 691	No one in India buys anything edible they have not grown up with. Foodwise Indians are entirely as chauvinistic as Europeans are about their diverse cuisines. Italians and italian food lovers think Italian bread is the best (while it is the worst for some others), french bread does not deserve the name compared to German bread and so on and vice versa. Same thing in India. Bengali food cannot be appreciated outside that state, Tamil food is unknown in Delhi, and Maharatis swear on their style and so on. They would not even try a state-by-state change, so why introduce something completely foreign? Unless it is totally bleached, tasteless, an industrial product that can be advertized nationwide, an unisex type of bread, with a non-taste.

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fajitanumerouno Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: near Philly, PA Posts: 58	It seems to me not many people there have ovens/cookers in the first place. So how would they cook bread? Its all stovetop cooking. In the countryside everyone cooks over fires etc. and so carries through to every day eating. So all these years people have not been cooking with a stove to make bread, they have not been eating it so why would it be there? Guess you have to go to a supermarket or something. We got it packaged, some was better then others definitely. No one cooks muffins, western style cakes, cup cakes or such. Even when our cousin re-did their kitchen really wonderfully they did not get an oven so why would you think of eating it in the first place? Its only us westerners that miss it, or those upper class who want to cook like us. I think our other well to do cousin has an oven and when she comes to US she buys pans and recipe books and such. I was thinking this too and then I realized no one had an oven so how would they have that kind of bread, or want it?

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Dilliwala Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dilli Posts: 3,258	MARMITE??!! Even vegemite is less unpalatable.

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,881	I put a very expensive fitted oven in our new kitchen. Almost a year and we still haven't used the damn thing.

Mar 19th, 2008, 21:01	#59
karuna The cat's mother Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,233	My boyfriend calls Marmite The Devil's Paste. This is one reason why we have separate rooms. Love the stuff. An excellent source of vitamin B12 and far too much salt. Once tried Sainsbury's own brand. Never again.

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