Breaking Bread : How Baking Shaped Our World - David Wright

`An amazing book.' - Dan Lepard��`The rich and fascinating story of bread.' - Lily Vanilli��`A brilliant, timely and important book full of compassion.' - Olia Hercules��`A fascinating exploration of our universal love of bread. David traces the past, present and future of bread through his personal lens as a third generation baker.' - Edd Kimber��Discover the story behind the world's most essential food in Breaking Bread. ��Third generation baker, food writer and presenter David Wright examines the universal questions about bread and baking. Is bread good or bad? And what does its future hold?��Bread is more than a staple; it is a mirror of our story, our health, our very being. Every civilisation has a form of bread, and how we create, make and bake it, how we sell it and buy it, our food security, our access to it, affects everything. �Breaking Bread provides a unique look into these themes, including:�The craft and science behind creating, making and baking bread.�Bread's journey through history, from ancient rituals to modern revolutions.�The health debate: why bread divides opinion and what science reveals.�Industrial vs artisan baking: economics, ethics and the fight for quality.�The politics and power of bread in shaping societies and conflicts.�How bread connects to religion, identity and cultural traditions.�Expert insights from leading bakers, food writers, farmers and campaigners.�A vision for the future: can bread survive and thrive in a changing world?�Featuring interviews with Olia Hercules, Dan Lepard, Felicity Spector, Brad Leone and many more, as well as with pioneers of regenerative farming, Breaking Bread is both a heartfelt memoir and a thought-provoking manifesto. Wright's journey - �from the closure of his family bakery to rediscovering the soul of bread - invites you to rethink what's on your plate.��For food lovers, home bakers and anyone curious about the story behind their daily loaf, this book offers a passionate call to protect one of humanity's oldest and most vital foods.�