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post #1 of 43
11/18/07 at 12:36am
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But why do we butter our bread? (ok its yummy but thats not the point)

Looking forward to replies!


DC
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post #2 of 43
11/18/07 at 4:05am
silly answer: to get to the other side.

more seriously, why would being yummy not be the point? isn;t that the whole point of of food?
If you want to know why we find it yummy, maybe this is what you're looking for: In the past and in many parts of the world, still today, when having enough calories was a major concern (unlike today, when having too many is the concern) any fat was good, and every culture had its preferred fat to put on bread or dip it into. But mainly, we like it because we are designed to accumulate calories so we don;t die of the starvation that was always around the corner, and still is in much of the world.
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post #3 of 43
11/18/07 at 7:38am
Wise conclusion there Siduri.

I also concur, as for many cultures, bread is used as a wrapping medium to pick up food and soak up sauces and fat. It is a fat sponge.
Then again, it's so good with butter...

Luc H.
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post #4 of 43
11/18/07 at 2:48pm
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Sounds logical - haven't thought about it in that way before to any extent. I guess fat has always been a cheap and readily available source of calories and what better way to soak it up than a good chunk of bread.

Butter is my choice of fat, but there are many others - margarine, oils, dripping.
I had been wondering about how it had evolved historically when choosing some margarine the other day :)

Then it reminded me of how my mother (who came to this country from Latvia as a refugee from WWII) loves pork dripping on rye bread. From there the question evolved...and your replies make sense, as they were badly starved over there and it was a cheap calorific food to sustain them.

Another question.... is it mainly historically people of a cold climate origin who use fat the most because of having to combat the cold? It seems more prevalent in those cuisines - hot climates seem to use a more limited amount, to me, but that could be totally wrong!
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post #5 of 43
11/18/07 at 3:33pm
I don't think so - think of middle eastern countries, as one example, where olive oil is used extensively.

shel
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post #6 of 43
11/18/07 at 3:39pm
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True, Shel, then there's India with ghee...
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post #7 of 43
11/19/07 at 4:26am
Why do we butter bread?

So that when we drop it we know which side was the top. :look:
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post #8 of 43
11/19/07 at 11:05am
Okay, the butter or margarine you use on your bread is a protective layer. It stops the moisture of the food from making your bread soggy. As far as I know, that is the only reason why .... oh, and because butter IS yummy!
Just my opinion though....
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post #9 of 43
11/19/07 at 11:10am
Hey KY - funny!!:lol::lol::lol:
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post #10 of 43
11/19/07 at 5:05pm
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:crazy:Lol KY I think that may be the real reason

...and heck yeah....its YUMMY :D.


Now for the next question...why is the sky blue?
hehe j/k
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post #11 of 43
11/19/07 at 5:08pm
My mom explained that one to me - "Because, now go play outside."

shel
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post #12 of 43
11/19/07 at 5:24pm
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Shel - she one wise woman. I got the whole technical explanation from my dad (university lecturer). Think I prefer yours
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post #13 of 43
11/19/07 at 5:35pm
Bread is made from grain, Cows eat grain, Butter is from milk fat, Which comes from the cows that consume the grain, And the circle is completed when we as humans add heat and ingenuity...........:chef:

Next?
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post #14 of 43
11/19/07 at 5:37pm
And after you find out why the sky is blue, DC, you can work on this one:

Where does your lap go with you stand up?
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post #15 of 43
11/19/07 at 5:47pm
Pressing questions, and answers, from my youth:

Why is it when a mouse spins?
.....Because one leg is both the same.

What's the difference between a duck?
.....The higher it flies the much.

shel
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post #16 of 43
11/19/07 at 5:59pm
It's a vertical lap, Just ask a cat...........
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post #17 of 43
11/19/07 at 6:02pm
Why is it when a mouse spins?
Because a mouse can.............:smiles:
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post #18 of 43
11/19/07 at 6:04pm
What's the difference between a duck?
Age....:chef:
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post #19 of 43
11/19/07 at 7:29pm
Is it faster or by bus?
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post #20 of 43
11/19/07 at 9:14pm
That depends. Do you walk to school or carry your lunch?

lesh
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post #21 of 43
11/20/07 at 3:40am
Take the bus and eat it on the way.
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post #22 of 43
11/20/07 at 3:40am
Both the same.
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post #23 of 43
11/20/07 at 6:44pm
Next................:lol:
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post #24 of 43
11/20/07 at 6:51pm
This is too funny, my Bread Chef/Instructor would aways flip out when he caught me putting a nice slab of butter on my bread...and I'm thinking...why not?

For me, it makes the bread slide down easier!

oh and it's even yummier when you dunk the bread with a cold slab of butter quickly into a Cafe con Leche and chomp away!
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post #25 of 43
11/21/07 at 5:27pm
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You're all nuts :crazy:

Ok, I'll bite....why is the sea green?

And...why does the bread always land buttered side down? :mad:
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post #26 of 43
11/21/07 at 5:42pm
How many licks does it take to get to the centre of a tootsie pop?
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post #27 of 43
11/21/07 at 5:44pm
So you can differentiate it from the sky ....

elsh
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post #28 of 43
11/21/07 at 6:33pm
eshl? who's eshl....

whoever it is, is using Shel's nickname.
(wink)

Luc H.
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post #29 of 43
11/21/07 at 8:26pm
Most every day, but it gives me gas.

hlse
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post #30 of 43
11/22/07 at 5:45am
you mean you let out a mixture of O2, H2, N2, CO2, CH4, OCS, H2S and C4H8O2?

HU. LC
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