How Bread Built Civilization: From Ancient Egypt to Modern Industry

From the time the very first humans decided to settle in one place, our society has depended on bread. In this video we'll travel through 15,000 years of history to examine the origins of breadmaking, the evolution of techniques and recipes, an entire world of stories and mythology, and all the incredible ways in which bread is used today.

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0:00 - Introduction
1:10 - Our Daily Bread
3:35 - The First Bakers
5:31 - Natufians
7:25 - Ancient Breads and the First Recipe
11:58 - A Trip Around the World
14:27 - The Big Discovery
16:32 - Sourdough
22:40 - Myths, Legends, and Stories
28:07 - The First Bread Desserts
32:00 - Words
35:02 - The Middle Ages
38:19 - A Central Asian Feast
42:56 - Mills
44:48 - The Earl of Sandwich
46:56 - Ham and Cheese
50:07 - The Story of Everything
52:36 - Wars and Rebellions
54:50 - Night Market
59:05 - The Best Thing Since...
1:01:20 - Conclusion
1:04:00 - Credits and Post-Credits

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Video Credits:

[OTRontheroad]

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Cheers all and Happy New Year.

[samlui]

Making a documentary as an excuse to eat is a great idea.

[YodlingZeek]

This is rapidly becoming one of my favourite channels, not just food but overall. Would be genuinely be interested in a behind the scenes episode explaining just how you go about making these. Excellent stuff

[Priyanshi-tdsm]

History of RICE and now we have history of bread....I now have two favorite episodes...

[ericmarciano]

No joke I’m 10 minutes in and I say out loud, “Man, when was this uploaded? I’ve been looking for a good bread documentary.” Such amazing timing and an awesome video as usual.

[samjohnsonkb]

Just woke up to see a whole hour's worth of material from you! Great way to start the day. Thanks man! Hope you're doing well.

[susangarland]

This is old-school National Geographic quality content. So well done.

[melvinpfannenstein]

I love these deep dive vids on stuff you never think about! so interesting hearing where everyday things come from.

[nosocomialinfection]

I appreciate everything you do to educate us about the history of food, history and cultures.😊

[samchapple]

Those flatbreads, so simple and yet complex

[spyhunter]

this documentary is goood. interesting facts and goood food. i am always waiting for new content. but this is over the top. you outdone yourself!

[Kat]

I used to hate sourdough until I had it from an actual really good bakery. After that I bought some starter and have been baking it for 4 years now.
Its so good 🥰

[gbautista]

These videos have such a giant scope, and are very well made. Great work 🍻

[teacherdude]

Thank you for making such as entertaining video

[KommandantSpark]

Rice, noodles, salt, potatoes, and now bread. I'm loving these food history videos!!!

[AldenVondyck]

nice!!
another knowledge for today
thanks OTR!

[kalaysia]

Brilliant 🎉 thank you for all your hard work and EATING 😂

[karenc]

Beautifully done! I am in a cheery mood from all the ancient carby goodness. Daria being sassy about PB&J …A+

[anthonyholroyd]

How about a 'History of dumplings' - a good excuse to go back to that Georgian restaurant and have Khinkali. But also to talk about Gyoza, Peirogi etc.

Yum.

[tmtmtm]

Love it. Wrote papers on bread and the history behind it.