Comments on: El pan nuestro de cada día (our daily bread)

By: Stingray

Stingray — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:09:31 +0000

You’re being far too kind on Guatemalan bread!

Sadly most Guatemalans seem to prefer a bread called Bimbo, which tastes just as it sounds…

Virtually all local bread in Guatemala is produced from processed white flour, and sweetened. Occasionally a locally made pan integral is available, but for a proper loaf I always head to a foreign (German usually) owned deli. Of course Dona Luisa’s has some fine bread

By: Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo » Blog Archive » By bike

Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo » Blog Archive » By bike — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:01:00 +0000

[...] Many of the deliveries are still done by bike. If you recall my post about daily bread delivery service on September 24th, you might remember that bread delivery was done on a bicycle. Also, just a few days ago I mentioned that bicycles are among the most widely used vehicles in Antigua on October 11th. Actually, many of the photos show bicycles riders on the background as Kate commented on the tree trimming entry. Bicycles are great vehicles for deliveries as well and they do not pollute. [...]

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:57:52 +0000

In Jakarta different bread wagons come around in the morning; some are mounted on bicycles and others simply pulled by the bread man. You can actually get a better selection than at the local mini-mart. The carts usually have white bread, whole wheat, chocolate-flavored bread, cheese rolls and other pastries. They have distinctive jingles or sounds they make so you can tell it’s the bread man coming, even if you’re not looking out the window.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:52:27 +0000

We kinda have bread delivery here in Manila, but just in the mornings…

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:35:44 +0000

We do not have daily bread delivery. We are lucky that our local grocery store bakes it fresh every day so we can get good loaves, but I’ve started to bake my own frim time to time! (Though I can’t recreate the kinds I love best!)

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:14:42 +0000

Wish we did have bread delivery. Our deliveries are special services provided by businesses, not the small business person. I don’t think we have bread with the same flavor or texture found in your country and others–love the French bread, too.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:30:30 +0000

Thanks for the mention and for the links Rudy. WOW, our poor delivery guys wouldn’t be able to manage up hill and down dale on this island, on a push bike!

This is what I love about our bread: no preservatives. The bread that is delivered in the morning is really past it’s best by afternoon. Some people would call that a disadvantage, but I am really happy to NOT eat chemicals. There are all kinds of variations on the bread here too.

By: Archana

Archana — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:37:53 +0000

I love the colors of the buildings too – great shot! I wish there were more shots like that here in Guatemala City!

By: Denton

Denton — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:41:06 +0000

No such delivery here in Greenville, SC … The only thing healthier might be to walk to the bakery and carry your bread home as is a common scene in France.

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