Talk:Bread

I think even after split, we should include the Guinness world record information here. From Bread in Europe:

• According to Guinness World Records, Turkey has the largest per capita consumption of bread in the world as of 2000, with 199.6 kg (440 lb) per person; Turkey is followed in bread consumption by Serbia and Montenegro with 135 kg (297 lb 9.9 oz), and Bulgaria with 133.1 kg (293 lb 6.9 oz).^[1]

We can rephrase and write something like this (I could not edit the main article, do I need to request a protected edit? It does not seem protected.) In Europe subsection of Cultural significance section, before the 'variety' discussion:

• Bread is a stable food throughout Europe. According to Guinness World Records, in 2000, the three countries that had the largest per capita consumption of bread were from Balkans in Europe. Turkey had the largest per capita consumption, with 199.6 kg (440 lb) per person; followed by Serbia and Montenegro with 135 kg (297 lb 9.9 oz), and Bulgaria with 133.1 kg (293 lb 6.9 oz).^[1] Newer sources claim Germany from Europe is the top per capita consumer followed by Chile in Americas. <insert sources here> Also, an enormous variety of bread is available across Europe. In Germany alone, more than 300 kinds of bread are produced, along with more than a thousand types of bread rolls and pastries. ^[2]

A problem is that the 'newer' sources have reliability issues. Bulgu (talk)

There is a discussion of which grains are used to make bread. In this, there is a list of grains that may be so used. Where maize appears in this list, it is followed by a parenthetical "(corn)". This is very much specific to north-American usage. It might be better to add a paragraph, or a sentence tacked onto the same paragraph, that explains that "corn" is a term used, in each Anglophone region, for the grain that dominates its diet: in north America that is maize, in England it is wheat. (This is why the British "corn laws" of the early 1800s have nothing to do with maize.)

Text about OE hlaf isn't about the etymology of bread but the etymology of loaf.

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sourdough dough cheese ~2026-11998-89 (talk) 17:50, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Toast1454_TC 17:52, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

Bread is also a staple in South Asia, especially in North India and Pakistan, where it is consumed much more than rice, contrary to what the article states. Avakhawiki (talk) 03:45, 8 March 2026 (UTC)