Did you know that Germany has more bakeries and Germany eat more varieties of bread than most other countries (probably even with France for number of bakeries though)?

Many au pairs struggle initially with American bread as it is quite different for them. For example, American breads are sweet in comparison. For more discussion on the variety of favorite breads in Germany, visit  German Foods

“According to the bread register of the German Institute for Bread (of course there is such a thing), there are now more than 3,200 officially recognized types of bread in the country. And German bread culture was officially added by UNESCO to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2015.”

For the history of bread in Germany and its cultural relevance visit CNN Travel’s link for the full article.

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