Rich in variety
The range of German bread varieties is unsurpassed. There are many reasons for this.
Today the German Bread Register lists 3,100 types of bread. Tomorrow there will be a few more. And yet this 7,500-year-old basic foodstuff only consists of flour, water and yeast. There are two main reasons for the unequalled range of bread varieties in Germany. For centuries the country consisted of many small states, each of which developed its own bread culture. Today only master bakers are allowed to open a bakery, and the master craftsman’s examination includes baking bread based on the candidate’s own recipe.
