Why all breads are so sweet?

mariana1990

Kind have the same question a lot of times. Depending the country that also changes!

snowqueen555

I tend to find bread a little salty, not sweet.

silverwhistle

snowqueen555 wrote: »

I tend to find bread a little salty, not sweet.

Another vote for make your own!

Actually I agree with Cornucopia on the Lidl breads. I can't really afford bread from the farmers' market, good though it might be.

I recall on a TEFL teachers' forum that in China people found their bread very sweet, although I suspect that in the old French concession ports you can still find a decent baguette!

Camomile

There’s a running thread in this section about making your own sourdough. This is the bread I was brought up with. Recently I came back to make that again and even my fussy OH says that is very tasty and has more texture/flavour. No sugar added, just flour, water, salt and whatever seeds/spices I fancy.

thriftwizard

I'm a sourdough fan & bake once a week, but also buy from a local baker, of which we too have three. One of my friends is a chef who specialises in bread (not the same thing as a baker, apparently) and she's pretty scathing about most supermarket sourdough, as it's basically made by the same over-rapid processes as "normal" bread and the "sour" flavours simply added in.

Have to say, sourdough requires some organisation to bake, but the flavour's fantastic, it's easy to digest & it keeps really well. I buy flour in bulk as it's a big & busy household, and for me an 800g loaf costs about 90p to make, including fuel use. So I could buy something approximating to bread for less money, but we'd end up feeding half of it to the chickens!

woodfired

Saliva contains amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into sugar. Some people have lots of this enzyme which will mean starchy foods taste sweet. This might be the problem for the OP?
Try it yourself - take a piece of white bread and chew for a minute or so - it's hard to not swallow it but keep going! You will notice the taste change from savoury to sweet.

Mr_Singleton

HappyUser wrote: »

Most breads I take from the supermarkets are ridiculously sweet.


Is there any brand that the bread is actually not sweet?

A) it's hard to call what supermarkets sell as bread.... bread!

People love sweet things so buy it.

Go to a real bakery and buy a loaf and you'll find it's not sweet. You'll also find real bread cost 3,4,5? times what they charge in a supermarket.

trailingspouse

Sharon87 wrote: »

Does the OP live in the USA? If you think UK breads are sweet you should eat theirs! I remember going round the supermarket trying to find bread without added sugar, took ages! I can't taste any sweetness in the main loaves in the UK, I know there's some sugar in it, but I can't personally taste it.

I was wondering that. Bread in the US is like cotton wool. It's the reason I won't go to Subway - their bread is very American, isn't real food at all. Shame, as their fillings are OK.


I buy Aldi's wholemeal bread (49p for 800g loaf) - sugar content is 3g in 100g (3%), which I don't think is excessive and it certainly doesn't taste sweet.

un_boeuf

I find this too. You can make great bread yourself with literally only flour, water, salt and yeast. Try this one for example:


https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11376-no-knead-bread

avoidtheupsidedownbottles

Just to throw in a suggestion.  Had some of this today and it is the best-tasting supermarket wholemeal I've had, and no added sugar