Ways to use this list
- Bread of the month: spin Easy to bake and make that loaf at home before you move on to anything harder.
- World breads tasting at school: spin five, buy or bake small pieces, and mark each country on a classroom map.
- Sandwich upgrade: tap For sandwiches and spin for something more interesting than plain sliced white.
- Bakery visit: spin before you go in, buy whichever bread lands, and taste it plain before adding anything.
- Curry or stew night: spin Flatbreads to choose what everyone tears and dips at the table.
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The full list (43 entries)
- Sourdough – tangy loaf raised with a wild-yeast starter
- White sandwich loaf – soft, square and made for slicing
- Wholemeal bread – made from the whole wheat grain (whole wheat in the US)
- Multigrain – loaf with oats, seeds and several kinds of grain
- Rye bread – dense, darker bread loved in northern and eastern Europe
- Pumpernickel – very dark German rye bread baked slowly for many hours
- Spelt bread – nutty loaf made with an ancient type of wheat
- Bloomer – British crusty loaf with slashes across the top
- Cob – round British loaf with a crisp crust
- Tiger bread (Dutch crunch) – soft bread with a crackled rice-paste top
- Baguette – long, thin French loaf with a crisp crust
- Ciabatta – flat, airy Italian loaf full of big holes
- Focaccia – Italian bread baked in an oiled tin, often with rosemary
- Fougasse – leaf-shaped flatbread from Provence
- Grissini – thin, crunchy Italian breadsticks
- Brioche – rich French bread made with butter and eggs
- Milk bread – feather-soft Japanese loaf, also called shokupan
- Babka – twisted sweet loaf swirled with chocolate or cinnamon
- Soda bread – Irish quick bread raised with bicarbonate of soda, not yeast
- Cornbread – crumbly American quick bread made with cornmeal
- Bannock – flat Scottish quick bread cooked on a griddle
- Damper – Australian bush bread, traditionally baked in campfire coals
- Bagel – ring-shaped roll, boiled and then baked
- Pretzel – twisted German bread dipped in an alkaline bath before baking
- Simit – Turkish bread ring coated in sesame seeds
- English muffin – flat round roll cooked on a griddle, split and toasted
- Crumpet – spongy British griddle bread full of holes
- Dinner rolls – small soft rolls served with a meal
- Kaiser roll – crusty Austrian roll with a pinwheel pattern on top
- Pitta – Middle Eastern flatbread that puffs up into a pocket
- Naan – soft leavened flatbread traditionally baked in a tandoor
- Roti – unleavened whole-wheat flatbread, also called chapati
- Paratha – flaky, layered flatbread, often stuffed
- Puri – small deep-fried bread that puffs up like a balloon
- Kulcha – soft Punjabi flatbread, often stuffed with potato
- Tortilla – thin Mexican flatbread of corn or wheat
- Lavash – thin, soft flatbread from Armenia, Iran and their neighbours
- Khachapuri – Georgian boat-shaped bread filled with cheese
- Injera – spongy, tangy Ethiopian flatbread made from teff
- Arepa – corn cake from Venezuela and Colombia, split and stuffed
- Pão de queijo – chewy Brazilian cheese bread made with cassava starch
- Pandesal – soft, slightly sweet Filipino breakfast roll
- Bao – fluffy Chinese steamed bun
Questions people ask
What are the main types of bread?
Most breads fit a few families: yeasted loaves and rolls, sourdough raised with a wild starter, flatbreads with or without yeast, quick breads raised with bicarbonate of soda or baking powder, enriched breads made with butter, eggs or milk, and steamed breads.
What is the best bread for sandwiches?
Soft sandwich loaves and milk bread suit lunchboxes, sourdough and rye stand up to wet fillings and toasting, ciabatta and focaccia are made for pressed panini, and a crusty baguette is best with simple fillings like ham and cheese.
Which bread is easiest to make at home?
Soda bread: flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and buttermilk, mixed in a bowl, shaped and baked in about 40 minutes, with no yeast, kneading or rising. Flatbreads such as roti and simple pitta come a close second.
What is the difference between naan and roti?
Roti, also called chapati, is an unleavened flatbread of whole-wheat flour and water, cooked on a flat tawa. Naan is softer and thicker, made from a leavened white-flour dough that often includes yoghurt, and is traditionally slapped onto the hot wall of a tandoor.
How many types of bread are there?
Nobody has counted them all: almost every country and region has its own loaves, rolls and flatbreads, many with local names. This wheel keeps to over 40 well-known ones from around the world.