Sandwich bread (also referred to as pan bread, loaf bread, or sandwich loaf) [1] is bread that is prepared specifically to be used for the preparation of sandwiches. [2] [3] [4] Sandwich breads are produced in many varieties, such as white, whole wheat, sourdough, rye, multigrain [1] [5] [6] [7] and others.
Sandwich bread is overwhelmingly commercially baked and pre-sliced, though any similar shaped loaf can be turned into sandwiches by hand. It may be formulated to slice easily, [8] cleanly or uniformly, and may have a fine crumb (texture) and light body. [4] Sandwich bread may be designed to have a balanced proportion of crumb and crust, whereby the bread holds and supports fillings in place and reduces drips and messiness. [3] [4] Some may be designed to not become crumbly, hardened, dried or have too compressible a texture. [2] [9]
Sandwich bread can refer to cross-sectionally square, sliced white and wheat bread, which has been described as "perfectly designed for holding square luncheon meat". [10] The bread used for preparing finger sandwiches is sometimes referred to as sandwich bread. [10] Pain de mie is a sandwich loaf. [11] [12]
In the 1930s in the United States, the term sandwich loaf referred to sliced bread. [10] In contemporary times, U.S. consumers sometimes refer to white bread such as Wonder Bread as sandwich bread and sandwich loaf. [1] American sandwich breads have historically included some fat derived from the use of milk or oil to enrich the bread. [4] Thin-sliced breads, wherein the bread is sliced somewhat thinner than customary, are often labeled as "sandwich bread".
Examples of U.S. bakers that produce sandwich bread are Wonder, Pepperidge Farm, [13] [14] and Nature's Pride. Some supermarket chains, such as Texas-based H-E-B, produce their own store brands of sandwich bread. [15] Bonn Group of Industries of Ludhiana Punjab, India, produces a product called Super Sandwich Bread. Tai Pan Bread and Cakes Co. produces sandwich bread in Hong Kong. Mass-produced sandwich breads are sliced before being packaged. [3] [16]
Japanese milk bread, a specific style of sandwich bread, is popular in Asia, particularly in Japan, and has artisan status there. [17] [18] Bread was not a traditional food in Japan, but it came into culinary use there after the American response to post-World War II Japanese rice shortages included relief shipments of wheat. [19] The style of bread became popular outside Asia in the 2020s. [20] [21] [22]
Sandwich bread (also referred to as pan bread, loaf bread, or sandwich loaf) [1] is bread that is prepared specifically to be used for the preparation of sandwiches. [2] [3] [4] Sandwich breads are produced in many varieties, such as white, whole wheat, sourdough, rye, multigrain [1] [5] [6] [7] and others.
Sandwich bread is overwhelmingly commercially baked and pre-sliced, though any similar shaped loaf can be turned into sandwiches by hand. It may be formulated to slice easily, [8] cleanly or uniformly, and may have a fine crumb (texture) and light body. [4] Sandwich bread may be designed to have a balanced proportion of crumb and crust, whereby the bread holds and supports fillings in place and reduces drips and messiness. [3] [4] Some may be designed to not become crumbly, hardened, dried or have too compressible a texture. [2] [9]
Sandwich bread can refer to cross-sectionally square, sliced white and wheat bread, which has been described as "perfectly designed for holding square luncheon meat". [10] The bread used for preparing finger sandwiches is sometimes referred to as sandwich bread. [10] Pain de mie is a sandwich loaf. [11] [12]
In the 1930s in the United States, the term sandwich loaf referred to sliced bread. [10] In contemporary times, U.S. consumers sometimes refer to white bread such as Wonder Bread as sandwich bread and sandwich loaf. [1] American sandwich breads have historically included some fat derived from the use of milk or oil to enrich the bread. [4] Thin-sliced breads, wherein the bread is sliced somewhat thinner than customary, are often labeled as "sandwich bread".
Examples of U.S. bakers that produce sandwich bread are Wonder, Pepperidge Farm, [13] [14] and Nature's Pride. Some supermarket chains, such as Texas-based H-E-B, produce their own store brands of sandwich bread. [15] Bonn Group of Industries of Ludhiana Punjab, India, produces a product called Super Sandwich Bread. Tai Pan Bread and Cakes Co. produces sandwich bread in Hong Kong. Mass-produced sandwich breads are sliced before being packaged. [3] [16]
Japanese milk bread, a specific style of sandwich bread, is popular in Asia, particularly in Japan, and has artisan status there. [17] [18] Bread was not a traditional food in Japan, but it came into culinary use there after the American response to post-World War II Japanese rice shortages included relief shipments of wheat. [19] The style of bread became popular outside Asia in the 2020s. [20] [21] [22]