I’ve tried explaining the various English denominations of various bread items to Spanish speaking people and it’s just not easy. Roll, bun, loaf, baguette, brioche, pita, ciabatta, soda bread, brown bread, rye… it’s all just pan.
Im making a soup and want to thicken it “do we have any bread?” Damn near any bread (even tortillas, which are by definition bread) will do the job. If I want to make a sandwich then the difference is important.
Sometimes its important sometimes it isnt but fuck me if Americans seem to think that we dont know what a cookie or a cracker is, like I’m utterly incapable of using a more direct descriptor to get what I want.
If you think biscuit is bad… you should try pan.
I’ve tried explaining the various English denominations of various bread items to Spanish speaking people and it’s just not easy. Roll, bun, loaf, baguette, brioche, pita, ciabatta, soda bread, brown bread, rye… it’s all just pan.
That’s just sad. I need my million words for breads because I enjoy having different breads! How will I properly tell the baker what I want??
deacribe the bread
Bready
Warm, soft, moist, and yeasty. It is soft and pillowy, with a chewy, crusty crust with just enough salt and butter
Sounds like pan.
This is what annoys me about this argument.
Im making a soup and want to thicken it “do we have any bread?” Damn near any bread (even tortillas, which are by definition bread) will do the job. If I want to make a sandwich then the difference is important.
Sometimes its important sometimes it isnt but fuck me if Americans seem to think that we dont know what a cookie or a cracker is, like I’m utterly incapable of using a more direct descriptor to get what I want.