Bread

:For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation).

Trivia

Bread is mentioned in the Lord's Prayer, where it may mean necessities in general.

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Similarly, bread is now a common word in Britain for money from the rhyming slang "Bread and honey".

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The anime and manga Yakitate!! Japan chronicles the quest of a young baker to create a 'bread that tastes better than rice'; i.e., one that the Japanese people would accept as a staple food.

Related Topics:
Anime - Manga - Yakitate!! Japan

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The phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread", to mean something of superlative quality, is common in the UK and United States.

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Lithuanian folk saying: "Bread cries when a lazy person eats it". Refers to how difficult it was to produce bread, from sowing to baking, in antiquity.

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The word "companion" literally means one with whom bread is shared (com with + pani bread).

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Bread is considered to be acceptable for vegetarians, as it does not derive from animals, directly nor indirectly.

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