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Is there anything better than a white, fluffy, aromatic flatbread? Not much in my mind! I shared just that with friends at “Motek” in Miami the other night. To say I’m obsessed with bread is accurate. Verification? The packages of Naan my co-workers got me for my birthday 😆!
Bread!
The breath of bread exhales as hospitality.”
Sandra ShawIt’s the yeast that causes the bread to rise. When it mixes with warm water and flour, carbon dioxide bubbles up. The space and air pockets in bread are sort of like our lungs, (there’s a chemical respiration going on.)
NASA’s latched onto the yeast itself. They’re sending it to the moon to see how it responds to extreme environmental effects. That’s because it contains more than 20% of the same genes found in human DNA. The project’s called LEIA (like the princess)! But it actually stands for: Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications.
“Breaded in Space”
About 24 million slices of bread end up in the garbage everyday. That wasn’t okay with Toast Brewery. They realized that ancient Sumerian beers were made by using wild yeast to ferment baked grains—like bread. Voila! Since 2016 they’ve been collecting leftover loaves from London bakeries and making beer with them. They call it a win-win, fighting food waste and advocating for nature.
“Crusty for Climate”
“DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?”
The plot of Les Miserables all started when Jean Valjean stole a piece of bread to feed his seven children! The musical, set during the French Revolution, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. In 1846, Victor Hugo witnessed an emaciated man, with a loaf of bread under his arm, getting arrested. He used it to fuel his classic novel, which is now also a musical and movie. A remastered version of the movie released a couple months ago in the U.S. New, fully staged versions of the musical are touring for the anniversary as well.
“To love another person is to see the face of God…”
The bread of empathy breaks for another.”
I may love “Les Miserables” as much as I love bread. It’s the message of redemption at the end which compels me. Desperate acts of war and poverty crumble toward mercy. There’s a hunger in the human soul for something more than flour, yeast, and water. “What is it?” That’s what “manna”—the bread that fell from Heaven—means in Hebrew. Years later, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, which translates into “House of Bread.” Years after that, Jesus broke bread during the Last Supper. “Take, eat: this is my body.” A crucifixion followed. But yeast rises.
There is breath in your lungs! Keep seeking, keep rising, keep reading! Thanks for letting me share with you! 💜
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