Sense of Smell: Bread

CEE’S Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Smell

“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight…”

It (Bread) leaves you filled with one of the world’s sweetest smells… there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music-throbbing chapel that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread.

~M.F.K. Fisher, The Art of Eating

I’m late on this one. Well, I was not happy with the shots of the breads, so I went to the Whole Food to take a few more photos of their wonderful bread. 🙂

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52 thoughts on “Sense of Smell: Bread”

Leya on October 8, 2015 at 9:00 am said:

Delicious!

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Jet Eliot on October 8, 2015 at 9:24 am said:

You actually got me salivating on this one, Amy! The strong, yeasty smell, those gorgeous loaves. And I liked the consumption chart — interesting. 😀

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 11:50 am said:
  
  This was a fun post to work on, I tried to get good bread in photos. I was surprised by the stats.
  Glad I could share it with you, Jet! 🙂
  
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lulu on October 8, 2015 at 10:40 am said:

I can sense it now!

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Cee Neuner on October 8, 2015 at 11:35 am said:

Oh yeah, fresh bread….the most wonderful smell on earth… Or one of them. 😀

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 11:51 am said:
  
  Can’t beat the smell of the bread! 🙂
  
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Sreejith Nair on October 8, 2015 at 12:04 pm said:

As I had a very early dinner and it’s late night, you could guess how I am feeling, after seeing these images 🙂

Beautiful post for this theme and so nice to see the interesting stats at the end.

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 12:07 pm said:
  
  🙂 Thank you, Sreenjith! I love Indian flat bread so much. I normally buy the frozen bread from Indian grocery store, then heat in the pan. I wished I had some photos to post.
  
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  - Sreejith Nair on October 9, 2015 at 5:26 am said:
    
    It’s something we used to have along with our evening tea 🙂
    
    Bread in it’s different forms are making it’s presence felt in India now a days..
    
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    - Amy on October 9, 2015 at 8:08 am said:
      
      Indian tea and bread, heavenly! 🙂
      
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rondomtaliedraai on October 8, 2015 at 12:07 pm said:

Wow I am hungry

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DG MARYOGA on October 8, 2015 at 12:20 pm said:

Wonderful bread photos and quotes,dear Amy!A magical process that turns flour and water into heavenly food!Isn’t it amazing?Bread has a very long history behing as Humans started baking bread at least 30,000 years ago;I consider the art of making bread sacred.Loved the crispy loafs and your innovative choice for the challenge 🙂 ❤ xxx

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 12:28 pm said:
  
  30,000 years ago, Wow!! Thank you for sharing the historical info, dear Doda. The Whole Food here makes the best bread, I’m so grateful! 🙂
  
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  - DG MARYOGA on October 8, 2015 at 1:05 pm said:
    
    Even prehistoric man mixed water and grains and baked the mixture on stones.I make bread myself,but never use the common flours and yeast.I buy “zea”,which is difficult to find,and instead of yeast,I use a special starter that I produced some years ago by myself.There are so many secrets behind the bread … Here is a link for you to see what zea is.Loved your post dear Amy,great your choice for this challenge 🙂 http://www.mylittlegreekfoodbook.com/zea-the-emmer-wheat/
    
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    - Amy on October 8, 2015 at 4:10 pm said:
      
      You use a special starter?! The longer is goes the better it gets, isn’t it? Thank you for the link, dear Doda! Makes want to eat bread now. 🙂
      
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      - DG MARYOGA on October 8, 2015 at 5:09 pm said:
        
        You mean the starter?Yes,it’s getting better and better.Actually,its enzymes are live and each time you make bread,you keep a piece before baking it for the next time 🙂
        
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        Amy on October 8, 2015 at 5:20 pm said:
        
        I meant starter… 🙂
        
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Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog on October 8, 2015 at 12:45 pm said:

Nice shots! I once knew a young college student who made a four year loaf out of his father’s bread! 🙂

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 7:21 pm said:
  
  Wow… She (assume) must made great bread! 🙂
  
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Tiny on October 8, 2015 at 1:12 pm said:

Oh, I can smell the delicious bread! Great pictures, Amy! I wish I could have some, but for me right now it’s a no no. The stats are very interesting as well, lots of bread in my genes 🙂

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 7:24 pm said:
  
  I have to have some bread. 🙂 The WF makes great bread. 🙂 Thank you for commenting, Tiny! 🙂
  
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AmyRose🌹 on October 8, 2015 at 2:06 pm said:

Mistake. I saw this post when hungry. I wanted to leap through my screen to gobble up that delicious looking bread. Oh if only!!!! ❤

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 7:26 pm said:
  
  They do look so good. Eating bread gives me good energy. Hope you are doing well, Amy (((HUGS)))
  
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Lignum Draco on October 8, 2015 at 2:58 pm said:

I can smell the bread just from your photos, Amy. And now I’m off to breakfast. 🙂

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 7:28 pm said:
  
  I know chocolate croissant is your favorite bread. 🙂 This store has the a great bakery section.
  
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Maniparna Sengupta Majumder on October 8, 2015 at 2:58 pm said:

Quite delicious…I can almost smell it… 😀

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 7:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Maniparna! I also love Indian flat bread. 🙂
  
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ulli on October 8, 2015 at 3:11 pm said:

Wonderful sorts of bread and so well captured, Amy 🙂
Greetings from a “german bread-gourmet” 😉
Ulli

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- Amy on October 8, 2015 at 7:32 pm said:
  
  Oooh I love German bread. This store makes good German bread, Pit approved it. 🙂
  
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  - Marcello Francé on October 12, 2015 at 9:22 am said:
    
    Hi Amy, very interesting article.
    Even if the german Bread Consumption according to this stat isn´t even the highest worldwide (way to go,
    what´s going on with Turkey and Chile btw? 😉 it is a important part of our culture. Many people say, that there probably aren´t any places worldwide, where you might get a wider variety of bread. (Well, english wikipedia specifies thtat only for western and north europe, but nevertheless: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cuisine#Bread) Of course this has although to do with the fact, that there is bread from many different countries such as Italy, French, Turkey, Greece and so on available.
    Indeed, as the article describes, I personally know many emigrated Germans, who are very disappointed by the fact that they can´t buy many sorts of bread in their countries. One may notice our passion for bread as we use the term Brotzeit (bread time, especially in southern Germany) for a snack and Abendbrot (evening bread, more common in the northern parts of Germany) for Dinner as well.
    Beautiful photos 🙂
    
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Mabel Kwong on October 8, 2015 at 7:56 pm said:

You do food shots very well, Amy. Those loaves of bread look delicious. Very fresh too. Great eye, great lighting. Interesting chart at the end. I would have thought Australia ate more bread than the other countries.

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- Amy on October 9, 2015 at 8:14 am said:
  
  Thank you, Mabel! I used iPhone for #2 and 3. I think we all eat more bread than we think we do. 🙂
  
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Sue Slaght on October 9, 2015 at 12:26 am said:

Like Jet I am salivating Amy. Loved this post.

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- Amy on October 9, 2015 at 8:12 am said:
  
  Thank you, Sue! : Happy Friday. 🙂
  
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Spokie sny spoor on October 9, 2015 at 1:14 am said:

Yes! You can smell the bread. Very good!

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- Amy on October 9, 2015 at 8:09 am said:
  
  Glad you like bread, Lion! 🙂
  
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Kashpals on October 9, 2015 at 6:00 am said:

Yummy! but now I am hungry. Great shots, Amy. 🙂

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- Amy on October 9, 2015 at 10:57 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Kashpal! 🙂
  
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Sonel on October 9, 2015 at 9:44 am said:

Well said and excellent shots as always Amy. I also love the smell of freshly baked bread. Now I’m hungry. LOL!

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- Amy on October 11, 2015 at 6:37 am said:
  
  Thank you, Sonel! That is the best smell 🙂
  
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nowathome on October 9, 2015 at 10:02 am said:

i also love the smell of freshly baked bread!!

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- Amy on October 11, 2015 at 6:37 am said:
  
  Unbeatable smell. Thank you, Aletta! 🙂
  
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Lucid Gypsy on October 9, 2015 at 10:47 am said:

That sounds like a good place to buy your bread. I wonder where the UK falls on the graph.

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- Amy on October 11, 2015 at 6:38 am said:
  
  They have an array of selections. I always buy more than I can chew. 🙂
  
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sriramjanak on October 10, 2015 at 8:38 am said:

beautiful…I can almost smell the fresh bread…:-)

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- Amy on October 11, 2015 at 6:38 am said:
  
  Thank you, dear Sriram 🙂
  
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Charlie@Seattle Trekker on October 10, 2015 at 12:49 pm said:

I do love the smell of fresh baked breads that have just come from the oven, I have some very fond memories of working in a bakery when I was younger…Gorgeous photos.

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- Amy on October 11, 2015 at 6:40 am said:
  
  Did you work in a bakery?! I used to love to bake, learned all the recipes from Martha Stewart’s. 🙂
  
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restlessjo on October 11, 2015 at 3:38 am said:

That first shot is so simple and lovely! Starving! 🙂 I’ve been up a couple of hours and not had breakfast yet. Time to go! 🙂

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- Amy on October 11, 2015 at 6:42 am said:
  
  So glad you like the first one. I tried to be creative. 🙂 See ya later. 🙂
  
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lolaWi on October 13, 2015 at 12:17 pm said:

beautiful pictures, Amy! i could almost smell the bread 🙂

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- Amy on October 13, 2015 at 12:34 pm said:
  
  Thank you for spending time here, Lola!
  
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