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• scaramobo@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  99%? I highly doubt that. Being from a European country, a bakery around the corner with fresh bread is the most normal thing. Supermarket bread is highly frowned upon here. As it is in most of the world except the USA I presume

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  • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If you believe that your local bakery can survive without those chemicals, think again. There are a handful of specialized bakeries that actually work on “clean” recipies, but they are rare and much more expensive.

    Yes, even in Germany, the country of bread, rising agents and acidity regulators are common. Whenever you see a “bakery” put prepared rolls into the oven, you can be sure that chemistry is the bakers best friend.

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• AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You think the rest of the planet is like the US. It actually isn’t.

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• SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nah, a lot of us around the world just use The Four Ingredients, and prefer bread that is simpler yet tastier. Your numbers might be very regional.

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