An American woman living in the UK decided to compared loves of breads made in the UK and the US, and she was shocked when she realised one big difference – and people agree with her
Bread is bread right? Not according to one American woman, who decided to do a taste test of white breads from the United States and the UK to see if there was a difference. To make bread, you’ll need water, flour, yeast, and salt. So how come bread can taste so difference depending on where you got it from?
While most store bought bread will contain different types of preservatives and emulsifier to make it look more appealing while also making it last longer, it normally doesn’t change the taste that much. However, comparing bread from the UK and the US can be a shocking experience, since the US usually put more chemicals in their foods compared to European countries, who generally are more strict with what goes into the food that’s being sold.
To see how different bread can really be, an American woman named Brianna Skyy Morton, who now lives in the UK, took to her Instagram account to share her reaction to how different two white loaves of bread from the supermarkets can be.
“I’m an American that lives in the UK and I have American bread, and I want to compare it to UK bread. Let’s go,” she said at the start of her video.
“First off, let’s address the size,” Brianna said as she held up a slice from each loaf side by side, showing the clear difference in size.
She then revealed that the American slice was the smaller and more square shaped size, whereas the British slice was a bit bigger and didn’t have the rounded edge on the top.
“Oh my gosh, I love the size of your guys’ bread,” Brianna said. Holding up the American slice, she said: “You make a sandwich out of this, this does not fill you up. No! Then you kind of want to make another sandwich, and two of these is too much.
“So literally, one and a half, basically [the British slice] is the perfect size. Absolutely love it,” she said, holding up the British bread slice.
Going back to the American bread, she carefully ripped it in half with her hands and made a disgusted face. She went on to say: “So they put so much crap in our food, guys, over in the States – it’s ridiculous.”
She went on to claim that the American bread will stay fine and not get mouldy for weeks to ‘even up to two months’ when stored in room temperature. She then went on to compare it to the British bread, which she showed ripped in half a lot easier than the American bread, had to be stored properly in order to preventing from going bad within days.
“And I love that,” she said. “That just shows how healthy this bread is compared to the American bread.”
Moving on to the taste difference, she reluctantly took a bite out of the American bread and quickly pointed out that it was dry and ‘stiff’.
“Not tasty at all,” she said. “But just like I remembered it.”
Next up, she took a bit out of the British bread, which looked to be a more enjoyable experience, as she said it was ‘so soft’ and delicious. This made her rank the American bread a 0/10 whereas the British bread got a 10/10.
Several people quickly took to the comment section, with some wanting Brianna to try different types of bread, while others shared their own experiences.
“And that’s not even the good stuff. We call that bath sponge in my house. The decent stuff is the uncut farmhouse,” one person said. Someone else wrote: “And that’s our rubbish bread!”
“And I don’t even buy that prepackaged English bread coz it’s got too much added stuff to it,” another person said.
Someone else shared: “I arrived back in my homeland of Britain after 25 years in Canada, and their bread has less fake stuff than USA’s. I bought a bacon bap (soft bun) at Heathrow airport. My tastebuds were so happy! Then I had a chicken and salad baguette on the train to Devon. WOW! It’s great to be HOME!”