/tags/bread bread en-US Copyright Thu, 09 May 2019 11:01:00 GMT /2019-05-09/how-did-texas-become-the-only-state-with-its-own-toast What’s the first food item that jumps into your head when you think of Texas? BBQ? Queso? Breakfast tacos? All reasonable choices. But you’d be missing... Thu, 09 May 2019 11:01:00 GMT /2019-05-09/how-did-texas-become-the-only-state-with-its-own-toast Ben Philpott /show/the-american-sound/2018-11-21/let-us-break-bread-together-columbus-baker-shares-his-slovenian-breads “I love, love, love to feed people,” Matt Swint said. “I don’t think that there’s anything cooler in the world.”That’s one reason Swint became a baker.… Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:49:46 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2018-11-21/let-us-break-bread-together-columbus-baker-shares-his-slovenian-breads Jennifer Hambrick /2018-09-20/farmers-come-together-to-grow-ancient-grains-for-local-bread During the early 1800s, wheat production made Ohio one of the leading grain-growing states in the U.S. As prairie land was settled and major wheat... Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:27:30 GMT /2018-09-20/farmers-come-together-to-grow-ancient-grains-for-local-bread Renee Wilde /news-partners/2017-11-30/the-hardest-bakery-possible-reinventing-the-meaning-of-whole-grain A handful of bakeries are pushing the envelope of what's possible — and palatable — by leaving the bran and germ in freshly milled grains from local farmers, who also help drive the menu. Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:19:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-11-30/the-hardest-bakery-possible-reinventing-the-meaning-of-whole-grain Whitney Pipkin /news-partners/2017-07-26/3-2-1-bake-off-the-mission-to-make-bread-in-space On Earth, crumbs are harmless, but in orbit they can be perilous. But bread is a big deal in Germany, so scientists and engineers there are teaming up to create an oven and dough fit for microgravity. Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-07-26/3-2-1-bake-off-the-mission-to-make-bread-in-space Paige Pfleger , Paige Pfleger /news-partners/2017-07-17/more-than-bread-sourdough-as-a-window-into-the-microbiome Home bakers in the U.S., Europe and some other countries have volunteered their sourdough starters to a team of American scientists who want to unravel the microbial secrets of sourdough. Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:47:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-07-17/more-than-bread-sourdough-as-a-window-into-the-microbiome Marcus Woo /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-06-02/all-sides-weekend-chefs-in-the-city Bread. You buy it at the store or the bakery, maybe the farmers market. You grab it from a basket on the table at the restaurant. But all breads are not… Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-06-02/all-sides-weekend-chefs-in-the-city /news-partners/2017-04-21/is-it-safe-to-eat-moldy-bread No, say food safety experts. Molds can easily penetrate deep into a soft food, like bread. But you can salvage other foods with tougher surfaces, like cabbages, carrots and hard cheeses. Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-04-21/is-it-safe-to-eat-moldy-bread Natalie Jacewicz /npr-news/2017-03-20/let-them-eat-bread-the-theft-that-helped-inspire-les-miserables Anyone who has read or seen Victor Hugo's masterpiece knows the plot turns on the theft of a simple loaf of bread. There was no sharper barometer of economic status in 19th-century France than bread. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:52:00 GMT /npr-news/2017-03-20/let-them-eat-bread-the-theft-that-helped-inspire-les-miserables Nina Martyris /news-partners/2017-02-27/whats-the-environmental-footprint-of-a-loaf-of-bread-now-we-know New research calculates the greenhouse gas emissions involved in making bread, from wheat field to bakery. The vast majority of emissions come from one step in the process: farming. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 22:20:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-02-27/whats-the-environmental-footprint-of-a-loaf-of-bread-now-we-know Rhitu Chatterjee