I had a bit of a discussion with someone on Reddit a while ago about American bread. They claimed decent bread was available in almost every bakery section of every grocery store. All American bread I remember was full of sugar and preservatives, not just the wonder bread type, but also everything else. Since my memory could be wrong, or one-sided, or perhaps things have changed, I left it at that.

Now I’ve been in the U.S. for over a week and visited at least one grocery store per day (we don’t have reliable access to a fridge so we buy fresh stuff daily). I just cannot find anything close to the fresh bakery section in a Dutch supermarket. And compared to other European countries that isn’t even a particularly high bar.

What I find is either to way too sweet and fluffy/cakey, and nothing even close to the mediocre pre-sliced bread back home. What am I doing wrong?

I’ve tried Aldi, Walmart and a few local(?) chains.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    1 year ago

    Not every grocer has a bakery section. But yes, we like fluffy breads here.

    • mayonaise_met@feddit.nlOP
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      1 year ago

      I didn’t really find anything to write home about, but I was also just there for only a couple of weeks. I’ve been back in Europe for almost a week now and I’ve been eating loads of bread.

      Admittedly I could have tried a smaller bakery but I checked once or twice and there weren’t any near me.

        • mayonaise_met@feddit.nlOP
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          1 year ago

          True. The US obviously has a lot to offer in other aspects. The nature was absolutely amazing, even though we stayed mostly in the less spectacular parts. I think Americans tend to do visitor centers and museums very well too. But Europe isn’t really that bad in that regard either.

          As for Tex Mex we visited this place: https://goo.gl/maps/VUej9DhgFY1aPMZu6. I have no idea if it was authentic or particularly good for those who get to eat good (Tex) Mex more regularly, but it was one of our favorite meals during the trip. I do love the Mexican food we prepare at home too, though it is probably all sorts of inauthentic.

          We stayed in Flushing during our visit to New York and the Korean/Chinese food there was absolutely fantastic too.