You can get “American-style” sliced loaves as “sandwich bread”, but there is also “toasting bread” which looks similar but is slightly smaller (it’s less likely to get jammed in the toaster) and has a slightly different composition that means it toasts more evenly and crisper.
… and it is called Toast _before_ toasting it.
We also have that in Italy, thought it was normal
It’s not just Germany. Wherever in Europe people have proper bread as the default option, the “bread” found in American markets will be called “toast bread”, usually available only as a kind of add-on option, and not in all bakeries.
First time in the US I was surprised by the fluffyness of their Toastbrot only to realize that’s what’s considered regular “bread” over there. I never really recovered from that.
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To be fair Toastbrot is a thing
Isn’t that the guy who got bad Wasa bread?
Isn’t that normal?
This is correct.
You can get “American-style” sliced loaves as “sandwich bread”, but there is also “toasting bread” which looks similar but is slightly smaller (it’s less likely to get jammed in the toaster) and has a slightly different composition that means it toasts more evenly and crisper.
… and it is called Toast _before_ toasting it.
We also have that in Italy, thought it was normal
It’s not just Germany. Wherever in Europe people have proper bread as the default option, the “bread” found in American markets will be called “toast bread”, usually available only as a kind of add-on option, and not in all bakeries.
First time in the US I was surprised by the fluffyness of their Toastbrot only to realize that’s what’s considered regular “bread” over there. I never really recovered from that.