



And bread is important not just etymologically, but in idioms, too, like the Russian greeting " Хлеб да соль!" or "Bread and salt!" The word "companion" even comes from the Latin pan, meaning "bread or food." Roti, a type of Indian bread, was discussed in 10th-century Indian texts, and the term itself goes back to ancient Sanskrit. Then there are the more esoteric, yet time-honored links we have to bread – the comfortable rhythm of kneading dough, the connection to an ancient practice, the pleasure of seeing your hard work tangibly pay off as you tear off hunks of hot, fresh-from-the-oven chunks.Īfter all, people have been baking bread around the world for a lot longer than even the Sturminster Mill has been in business. Bread is baked into ancient languages around the world. There are a lot of reasons for the flour frenzy, from tight budgets to a surplus of time. Homemade bread at Hellenurme Watermill, Estonia.
