Bread And Religion

Bread is one of the most widely consumed foods enjoyed around the world. It comes in many different forms, changed by ingredients, culture and their environment it is produced inn. Rich in carbohydrates, bread has many values for our daily diet, no wonder it has been a fundamental source of food for people for thousands of years. Before modern day decoration of garlic bread, cheesy bread or the many other ways to enhance bread, people of Egypt would crush grain to mix with water over cooked over a fire pit. According too Bacon from In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink; Bread, the oldest archaeological signs of bread was from Egyptians. Scientist found yeast cells in some Egyptian loaves at a microscopic level dating back to 4000 B.C. (Rubel, 2004).

For example Bread is vital in the Christian belief, as a symbol of the living presence of Jesus, and his nourishment for a healthy life (Fuarer, 1951). Bread and wine is commonly served in many different church events for their symbolic ties as the body and blood of Jesus Christ with the bible, commonly seen in Catholic, Christian and Mormon religion. Also politically in Roman times, leaders would state “ Panem et Circenses” also known “bread and curcues,” meaning to keep people fed and entertained (Kloft, 1988). Many polticans would uses this phrase to explain that no one would pay attention to the government corruption, if their stomachs were full and distracted by entertainment. Father back in history, Israelites was restricted to unleavened bread during Passover as a remembrance of the Exodus from Egyptian chains. This restriction of brad came from the story of Israel children fled from Egypt, so they did not have time for their brad to rise (Collin, 2016). During Passover, many Jewish do without yeast in their bread because of this religious