A bread knife has a long, straight, serrated blade which enables its use in cutting through breads and cakes with a sawing action. This prevents the food from collapsing or getting squashed during the process. Also known as a bread saw.
Breadnut is a variety of breadfruit grown in the Caribbean and Central American which has seeds 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. It is a staple of Mayan diet, and with a flavour and texture like a cross between potato and chestnut. These can be roasted or boiled and eaten as nuts. The fruit is also roasted and ground for flour.
A heavy cake made from stale bread dipped in milk, covered in egg, sugar and dried fruits, perhaps with some jam (US: jelly), often flavoured with cinnamon and with butter stirred in and baked.
A salad made with chunks of bread mixed with chopped onions, tomatoes, basil, olive oil and vinegar. There may be additional ingredients.
A much-maligned English sauce made with breadcrumbs, an onion stuck with cloves and seasoned milk. Traditionally it accompanies roast game and poultry.
Grissini. A yeast bread mixture is baked in sticks 20-25.5 cm (8-10 inches) long, resulting in a crisp-textured breadstick.
Breakfast is the meal which breaks the overnight fast. The first meal of the day. In different countries this takes different forms, from the cereal and toast or egg and bacon of the the United Kingdom to slices of cheeses and cold meats across Continental Europe, the croissants of France, the muffins of North America, coffee and a pastry. In the Far East savoury dishes, oftn rice-based, of many kinds are served at breakfast.
Breakfast cereals are based on cereal grains such as corn, oats, rice or wheat, treated in various ways and eaten usually with milk, sometimes with a little added sugar, at breakfast. Some have added vitamins or minerals but they should not be depended to provide the daily required intake as sometimes these shake to the bottom of the box and are found in that nasty bit which nobody wants when the box is nearly empty.
