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How Homemade Bread Survived Low-Carb Diet Trends | Annals of Obsession | The New Yorker

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Published 17 Jan 2019

CORRECTION: At 0:55 the lower third should read "Nafissatou Bande" Bread enthusiasts discuss baking techniques and the ways that low-carb diets have villainized the starchy staple. Still haven’t subscribed to The New Yorker on YouTube ►► http://bit.ly/newyorkeryoutubesub How Homemade Bread Survived Low-Carb Diet Trends | Annals of Obsession | The New Yorker

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@newyorker5 years ago CORRECTION: At the lower third should read "Nafissatou Bande" 81
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@PeyCheng5 years ago Braddddddddd you made it on The New Yorker. You hear that Vinnie?? 435
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@fajarsetiawan86655 years ago I am really grateful that people today perceives breadmaking as art and really appreciates the labor that have been put into it. By this way, homemade local artisanal breadmakers will get more exposure and reduce the consumption of industrial foods which are not only bad for our health but also environment. ... 257
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@petegalvs5 years ago Crunchy on the outside, elastic on the inside
Smelling of yeast
I love it
Not exactly a haiku, but definitely a poem, nonetheless. 222
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@joycestewart48935 years ago There is absolutely nothing more enjoyable than making a wonderful loaf of sourdough bread and giving your family something they love. The house smells good, your meals taste better and you can have a renewable resource for deliciousness! We also have a starter for our Sunday waffles. It has become a comforting family tradition. ... 5
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@whypie70815 years ago Unfortunately I only eat Whole Foods so if there is a loaf of bread I will eat the whole loaf 381
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@Dxco315 years ago 1920: in the future we will have a flying car and time machine
2019: bread 89
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@mostdope2165 years ago Bread lady: Carbs are making a comeback
* keto diet enters chat * 99
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@cheradenine36725 years ago Homemade bread survived as it out hipstered the hipster trends.
It's artisanal, natural, small batch, organic..... Perfect for ending your sentences with upwards inflections (?).
Hipster heirarchy victory! ... 41
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@BB-dq1ri5 years ago
Film director: throw the bread
Crew: what ???
Film director: I said throw the bread!!!!! 24
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@greevar5 years ago This was less about how bread "survived" and more of an advertisement for bread. 173
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@yanxili18555 years ago Yes, finally, you guys make the right opinion on carbs. Simple ingredients, no sugar, fermented, moderate amounts are the key points. 4
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@nikosfilipino5 years ago For those who are wanting to expand their knowledge i highly reccomend either reading or watching on netflix "Cooked" by Michael Pollan. More specifically, the chapter/episode 'air' which covers bread and fermentation. It's a beautiful lecture on how healthy true bread is and how modern bread is not only crap, but is likely the root to the rise of gluten intolerance. He even goes as far to make the argument that those who are gluten sensitive should try eating naturally fermented sourdough and that they'll be absolutely fine. ... 3
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@eschaefer65125 years ago When I was a youth Kaiser rolls were delivered to grocery stores in large brown paper bags which kept the beautiful crunchy and crumbly texture of the rolls. Now everything is packed in plastic bags which makes everything soft and spongy. Hard to get a crisp Kaiser roll these days. ... 4
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@anushkakatikaneni34485 years ago Idc about the Paleo diet but people in that era probs didn't live long because of lack of modern healthcare and medicine, not because the their food-habits... 24
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@DanielBillingslea3135 years ago Carbs aren't the problem, refined carbs are. They're basically sugar 39
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@renragged5 years ago I do love me some bread... My buddy has been calling me a "bread head" since the 90s. 12
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@samhithat84925 years ago i feel rlly motivated to make bread now. 27
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@AB-gh5be5 years ago i was literally in the middle of waiting for an herb loaf to rise when youtube recommended this to me
how did they know?!? 5
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@leaode_cafe5 years ago i even lost some weight last month baking sourdough on the weekends, but don't misunderstand calories with hormonal response, our bodies aren't just calories burning machines, do your research, know what are you are eating and what that does to your body ... 13
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@gorgeouss795 years ago Growing up, my dad was the homemade bread maker. I’d sit with him on the kitchen floor, waiting for the bread to turn brown and re-position it in the oven, and add get another dough in the oven. He had his method. Almost 15 years ago my sister taught my mom that to make bread very soft you have to add yogurt to the dough mixture. My mom has since perfected her recipe and included evoo, milk and yogurt to her dough. No vegetable oil no water. Delicious! There’s no way I could resist eating it! ... 1
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@chacecampbell26975 years ago @ It's Brad :D! 29
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@SBVCP5 years ago Bread, cheese and onions are three things i rather not live without 13
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@_jackmodz5 years ago easier said than done when artisanal bread is exponentially more expensive than dempsters. But i love sourdough 11
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@PiaAmorin5 years ago I love this video! Congratulations on such a fantastic production 1
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@remekficko5 years ago Sourdough bread was a big discovery for me about 1,5 yrs ago. I enjoy everything in it, and I haven't bought store bread ever since.. mine is so much better. 1
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@Quarksi5 years ago I lost 100lbs on the ketogenic diet. Good bread is an absolute must...you can definitely make good bread even on keto, you'll just have to make a non-traditional bread. Or rather not traditionally american bread anyhow, I believe older cultures used other grains than just wheat flour. At any rate the danger surrounding carbs is definitely real, but not all carbs are equal. As a general rule of thumb if you can avoid sugar in all it's forms then you're bound to lose weight. ... 18
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@edum.63535 years ago Bread that just came out Of the oven + butter = HEAVEN 1
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@irenemolina15225 years ago the sourdough pancake looks amaxing @ 2
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@barbararickman85435 years ago Salt, water, yeast or sourdough starter, salt and Einkorn, Emmen or Spelt flour and you have real bread. Eaten sparingly, it is okay. Eating whole loaves at one sitting? Not recommended. 32
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@swapnilddhotre41505 years ago This video was brought to you by "Bread Company"😂 86
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@marlenedietrich24685 years ago Haven't watched the video yet, but van already answer the question: it tastes G O D !
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@Mari-hh6it5 years ago Loved it! I am a fan of studying and baking good bread xoxo 1
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@DoubtlessCar05 years ago I completely agree I love bread that's what made going on the keto diet for 6 months so hard! 1
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@Dinckelburg5 years ago When that lady said "it's alive" I started humming the theme tune and expecting Brad to interrupt. 1
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@bonitareardon59875 years ago I love bread too, but as for whether paleo people were less healthy than farming societies, archaeologists have found that the skeletons of hunter gatherers were taller and apparently more healthy than those of their farming compatriots who were shorter and less well nourished. ... 6
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@MichaelColombo5 years ago Thank you. Don't eat one type of food drastically more than another. Keep a moderate intake. You'll live a long, healthy life. 9
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@abet77315 years ago I grew up working in my dad's bakery
The art of it is timeless
One thing I don't buy is bread
Easier to make it yourself 11
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@miltonfriedman35935 years ago Carbs protein or fat won't kill you, Eat in moderation you'll be fine, good bread 1-2 slices a day is ok, the problem starts that before you know it you eat 10 slices 45
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@ultimaetsolder5 years ago I've spent YEARS perfecting my bread making technique. 5
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@jamessandoval1015 years ago There is no way I’m ever eating bread again. Been Keto for two months and I feel better than ever. 4
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@dbtest1175 years ago I went keto and my health has changed dramatically. To much carbs are definitely evil. A sourdough bread made in a simple way is probably ok in small quantities. If you are healthy keep carbs under 100g/day if you workout a lot that can possible be higher.
The best flour is the one you make yourself. ... 1
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@francescofavro88905 years ago the lady at just dropped a universal truth like it was nothing. 2
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@TraveisaBlue5 years ago For someone like me who just lost 75 lbs giving up bread, and I know good bread. This is like selling cocaine. God I wish I could eat the stuff. Some people can’t. If I could simply look at it as art and treat it like play doh, I could forget the family members who have been maimed by the diabetes, the cancer that feeds on their body when it turns into glucose. Giving up bread for me, along with sugar and other carbs must be what alcoholics go through to give up drink. ... 81
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@nahidhkurdi67405 years ago Ok, i understand that making your bread yourself potentially solves the first bread problem, that is of ultraprocessing of industrial bread. But what about the deeper problem of the ultraproccesed flour and what about the still deeper problem of genetic modification of the grains themselves? ... 6
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@user-zl9vz6bl9s4 years ago loved it~! I learned a lot about bread thank you!
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@lajeanette335 years ago Excellent content! Marion Nestle is one of the greatest!!
And as a french i can’t denied the wonder of bread made with a starter! That’s the case of traditionals baguettes and that’s just the best. :) 5
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@Shetasen5 years ago I started baking bread like 1 year ago. I will say, its still terrible....but it certainly tastes a lot better than wonderbread..and it makes WAY better eggy toast! 1
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@estuchedepeluche22125 years ago I rather give up hard alcohol, sugar or pasta than give up bread. 23
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@laurab26235 years ago Yeast is not BACTERIA (Bread is made with yeast, not bacteria...) 5
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@graced48445 years ago can anyone recommend a bread recipe that’s more crusty than sandwich bread but less crusty than baguettes? i was looking into a cottage loaf but i don’t know if i like the shape.
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@mnummer74055 years ago At the baker uses a knife for cutting the dough. Does anyone know what specific knife this is? I can only find plastic ones...
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@HeadbangersKitchen5 years ago As a Keto Youtuber. I love bread. Sourdough bread is the best. I think the problem is not the bread or the fat it's all the food combined together and people eating tons of sugary foods and pizzas and burgers that are supersized to abnormal proportions. ... 2
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@Salamattder5 years ago I love making my own sour dough. But I feel like this video title is very misleading. Making a good bread...ok but why knock on low carb? I'm doing keto because a lifetime of bread and high carb/sugar content made my life miserable. Small amounts ok...daily inclusion for many is a disaster. Sure my wife can eat it all day long without gaining a pound. But I can't. You just have to know your own limits. ... 113
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@alfreedom39715 years ago For those of us who are insulin resistant, bread is not so great to eat. 48
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@humanonearth15 years ago It's not a vilification of carbs it's a vilification of bad carbs. You interviewed zero doctors and zero people who treat obesity and diabetes. And the Prof you interviewed, she is a Prof of what? And then a baker, and then an owner of a bakery? Pretty big fail. ... 74
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@giutubospatubo15465 years ago I'm really tired with the "diet" battles. Most of them go to opposite extremes, and many of them are sponsored by specific manufactures trying to defend their products. So, here's my opinion for what it's worth:
1.- Eat a balanced diet
2.- Avoid sugar as much as you can (it is REALLY BAD for you). Yeap, no sodas at all! Water, wine, natural drinks
3.- Avoid processed food
4.- Slow carbs (avoid white industrial bread). Pizza OR pasta, once a week. There are many other healthy carb sources; Chia, Oatmeal, Quinoa, quality homemade bread...
5.- Eat little fruit. (A big glass of fruit is NOT as healthy as people think) Eat the fruit instead.
6.- Eat LOTS and LOTS of vegetable (Everyone agrees on this one)
7.- Quality fish and organic chicken are fine. Cheese, go for quality not quantity. Red meat, bacon, hamburger and fries, etc...well.... once a week tops. (sorry my Keto friends )
8.- Exercise (Everyone agrees on this one, and even though it is SO IMPORTANT many just don't do it)
9.- DON'T OVER EAT!!!!!! It is very hard, but if you eat healthy it becomes so much easier.I swear! Hi carb and sugar diets are addictive, and that is why you can't stop eating. Cut out sugar and go on slow and low carb diet, and you'll see the difference. I swear again!
10.- Don't get too obsessive. I mean, there are many health freaks out there! Spooky! Just eat moderately, good quality foods and stay away of HI cabs and SUGAR diets. Keto diet? Nope, they are trying too hard to tell you bacon is healthy. Although, for diabetics candidates it can actually be a solution, but go for healthier and better proteins than bacon and salami.
Cheers! ... 5
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@bozzco15 years ago well it is what ever works for you. i have been on the keto diet for 1 year and lost 80kg. (176.37 Pounds). other diet i felt hungry all the time.
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@deadfr0g5 years ago Oprah: immeasurable contributions to black acceptance
Also Oprah: immeasurable contributions to bread acceptance
LEGEND. 2
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@marcello45535 years ago OH JEZUZ BRAD HOW’D YOU GET OVER HERE
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@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller5 years ago I tried to make my starter in Jamaica, and it is always dying...
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@Epitopi5 years ago was a huge 'wtf' moment outta nowhere.
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@tenzinrigdol59363 years ago It’s ok to eat white bread, don’t freak out guys. Back in days white bread lack vitamins but they figure out and added those nutrients. So if you don’t have time or money, white bread is ok to eat. For a product to end on shelf it has to tick a lot of box of government health code. ...
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@jorgundmartinmanthey9815 years ago It is an industry behind everything in our life’s. Think before consuming and try to make it by yourself. It saves you a lot of money and you can enjoy more good food. I bet you will loose weight as well!
Have a lovely day. ... 1
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@rizkidehani70365 years ago bad timing, im starving, and now I'm craving those old looking food. 3
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@cozyvamp5 years ago "I was a teenager at the height of the Atkins diet..." Actually, you were a teenager at the height of Atkins, rewound. ;) It was also very big in the 60s. My mother and all her friends were on it. Diet fads come and go, but Atkins seems to have stood "the test of time." ;)
Ooh! Yay, Brad! ... 4
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@selenachen70915 years ago Now I want some bread... authentic bread...
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@heartminer54875 years ago Are we 'eating history' and historical food must be enjoyable and healthy? Bread in Roman era looked much more different than now. It was more coarse and people probably won't enjoy it very much but it probably was more nutritious than the 'best' homemade bread that we make nowadays. ... 1
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@christianpeele68785 years ago Its Alive with Brad! 1
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@robyn83615 years ago less "survived" more "hibernated", it was resting in the fridge 4
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@TheRolexseller4 years ago Sadly it’s impossible to find good bread where I live. I live for my trips to Paris & about 1/2 a baguette per day hehe
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@sjr78225 years ago We baked our own bread, but, I can not keep the weight off in my old age eating bread, I had to give it up
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@easilydistracted51925 years ago Urm, cause it's irresistably delicious?
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@hwang16075 years ago I want some good bread but I live in west layfayette Indiana and there is no good bread here
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@joshlockie92855 years ago Bread is better the old way but all grain is still covered in glyphosate. I’ll stick with carnivore. Every culture didn’t use grain until a few thousand years ago at most. There’s a reason bread was considered peasant food. 3
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@phipsi26415 years ago Just come to Austria 🇦🇹 or Germany 🇩🇪 if you love bread 🥪. 1
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@EMFMiner5 years ago Betty White is looking good for 97. Must be all the bread! 1
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@Drmunnybear5 years ago How do you turn carbon hydrate into protein...? 7
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@Pozoe125 years ago What are the five ingredients she’s talking about ?? I can only think of four: water, flour, salt, and the starter 1
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@missblackrose81445 years ago I make gluten free sourdough and i'm primal/paleo. No fuss in there :) There is a place for everybody. on a diet or not :)
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@caesar902915 years ago There's nothing to it but to DOUGH it......😋
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@taithangcong47045 years ago pat after the black keys 1
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@Cagerep5 years ago Everything in moderation - even moderation 9
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@Araanor5 years ago The argument made against paleo here isn't very good.
the average lifespan in the palaeolithic era was low because infant mortality was high, no antibiotics, being attacked by predators.
people who survived infancy actually got very old.
I'm not saying it's the best diet out there, but i'd love it if people at least used good arguments. ... 5
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@ammarisconfused5 years ago My mom just does the traditional style of Arab bread 4
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@OptimusWombat5 years ago Because it's freakin' delicious. 1