#9143, aired 2024-07-10 | BREAD $200: If you're eating a falafel sandwich, it's most likely in this pocket bread pita |
#9143, aired 2024-07-10 | BREAD $400: A starter containing lactic acid bacteria is used to induce fermentation when making this tangy bread sourdough |
#9143, aired 2024-07-10 | BREAD $600: This dark brown bread with a German name is made wholly with unsifted rye flour & has been enjoyed in Central Europe for centuries pumpernickel |
#9143, aired 2024-07-10 | BREAD $800: A cylindrical oven called a tandoor is traditionally used to make this kind of flat leavened bread naan |
#9143, aired 2024-07-10 | BREAD $1000: The name of this grilled bread antipasto topped with chopped tomatoes & herbs comes from Italian for "to toast" bruschetta |
#8786, aired 2023-01-16 | PURE BREAD $200: This word refers to both a type of bread & the starter used to make it, which is mostly flour & water sourdough |
#8786, aired 2023-01-16 | PURE BREAD $400: Rock on--dark & light rye bread rolled together is deemed this marble bread |
#8786, aired 2023-01-16 | PURE BREAD $600: Despite the "C" at the front of the name of this puffy Jewish bread sometimes being silent, its name sounds quite loud challah |
#8786, aired 2023-01-16 | PURE BREAD $800: This palindromic bread is all the rage when served with vindaloo or tikka masala naan |
#8786, aired 2023-01-16 | PURE BREAD $1000: Where do we lay our scene? Why, in fair Verona, where this bread named for a slipper may have been born ciabatta |
#8280, aired 2020-11-13 | BREAD $200: The perfect foil for corned beef or pastrami at a Jewish deli is this bread traditionally made with caraway seeds rye bread |
#8280, aired 2020-11-13 | BREAD $400: This long thin loaf of French bread has cleverly been called a French stick, though its name actually means "little rod" a baguette |
#8280, aired 2020-11-13 | BREAD $600: Gold miners in the Klondike got this nickname, after a bread they made sourdough |
#8280, aired 2020-11-13 | BREAD $800: Why do hamburger buns commonly feature these seeds, aka benne? No one seems to know sesame seeds |
#8280, aired 2020-11-13 | BREAD $1000: Italian breads include focaccia & this one whose name means "slipper" ciabatta |
#8185, aired 2020-03-20 | WE KNEAD THE BREAD $200: This microscopic fungus is added to bread dough to make it rise yeast |
#8185, aired 2020-03-20 | WE KNEAD THE BREAD $400: Chapter 12, verse 15 of this Bible book contains the line "Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread" Exodus |
#8185, aired 2020-03-20 | WE KNEAD THE BREAD $600: This elastic protein that helps bread rise can cause illness in those with celiac disease gluten |
#8185, aired 2020-03-20 | WE KNEAD THE BREAD $800: Common in Germany & Russia, black bread is typically made from this grain rye |
#8185, aired 2020-03-20 | WE KNEAD THE BREAD $1000: Your Armenian grandma cooks with love and bakes this "L" word, a flat bread popular throughout the region lavash |
#7240, aired 2016-02-19 | BREAD $200: They're called grissini in Italian & since the waiter hasn't brought my entree yet, I'll just keep eating them breadsticks |
#7240, aired 2016-02-19 | BREAD $400: A round, flat pita-like bread of India, its name is from Farsi naan |
#7240, aired 2016-02-19 | BREAD $600: Have a spot of tea & this Scottish quick bread that some say is named for the stone of destiny a scone |
#7240, aired 2016-02-19 | BREAD $800: King Arthur Flour calls this, made from a starter mix, "the Mount Everest of bread baking" sourdough |
#7240, aired 2016-02-19 | BREAD $1000: We need to raise our bread, so there's only one call to make--to yeast, our best this type of agent leavening |
#6818, aired 2014-04-16 | BREAD $400: Broke bread? In 2012 Hostess stopped making this iconic squishy white loaf Wonder Bread |
#6818, aired 2014-04-16 | BREAD $800: In 1849 the Boudin family found the San Francisco air helped give their French bread a new taste & got into making this variety sourdough |
#6818, aired 2014-04-16 | BREAD $1200: A cereal grain similar to wheat or barley, this can be turned into deli bread or Templeton whiskey rye |
#6818, aired 2014-04-16 | BREAD $1600: When in Britain, do have some tea & this round griddle-cooked bread that looks like an English muffin a crumpet |
#6818, aired 2014-04-16 | BREAD $2000: It's the pancake-like Ethiopian bread that also serves as your eating utensil & your tablecloth injera |
#6498, aired 2012-12-12 | BREAD $200: Hot cross buns are traditionally served on this day, 2 days before Easter Good Friday |
#6498, aired 2012-12-12 | BREAD $400: This U.S. city precedes "brown" in the name of a sweet, dark steamed bread Boston |
#6498, aired 2012-12-12 | BREAD $600: It's the Hebrew-derived name for a loaf of bread baked for the Sabbath challah |
#6498, aired 2012-12-12 | BREAD $800: Kneading converts flour, water & leavening into a smooth & elastic bread dough by developing this substance gluten |
#6498, aired 2012-12-12 | BREAD $1000: You can see why the loaves have this name that means "slipper" in Italian ciabatta |
#5948, aired 2010-06-23 | BREAD $200: This Middle Eastern flatbread is also called pocket bread pita |
#5948, aired 2010-06-23 | BREAD $400: Boudin uses this tangy bread associated with San Francisco to make a bread bowl for soup sourdough |
#5948, aired 2010-06-23 | BREAD $600: It's the French name for a long, narrow loaf of French bread a baguette |
#5948, aired 2010-06-23 | BREAD $800: This unleavened bread is eaten (but not always enjoyed) during Passover matzo |
#5948, aired 2010-06-23 | BREAD $1000: "Sea biscuit" is another name for the unleavened bread called "hard" this; sounds delish tack |
#5552, aired 2008-10-28 | USES FOR STALE BREAD $200: Cube the bread & saute or bake it to make these to garnish soup or salad croutons |
#5552, aired 2008-10-28 | USES FOR STALE BREAD $400: Make this breakfast dish--bread dipped in an egg-milk mixture & fried until golden brown on both sides French toast |
#5552, aired 2008-10-28 | USES FOR STALE BREAD $600: Stale bread is handy as an ingredient in this Thanksgiving side dish, named for its placement inside the bird stuffing |
#5552, aired 2008-10-28 | USES FOR STALE BREAD $800: Use stale bread to make these to bind meatloaf or to coat chicken before baking; panko is a Japanese type breadcrumbs |
#5552, aired 2008-10-28 | USES FOR STALE BREAD $1000: Make this Italian bread topped with tomatoes; its name is from the Italian for "to roast over coals" bruschetta |
#5000, aired 2006-05-12 | BREAD $400: Wedges of this 4-letter Middle Eastern pocket bread can be used as a dipper for hummus pita |
#5000, aired 2006-05-12 | BREAD $800: The name of this long, cylindrical loaf of French bread comes from a word for "stick" baguette |
#5000, aired 2006-05-12 | BREAD $1200: An episode of "Seinfeld" concerned a marbled loaf of this type of bread rye |
#5000, aired 2006-05-12 | BREAD $1600: Seen here is the classic form of this bread served on the Sabbath & some Jewish holidays challah |
#5000, aired 2006-05-12 | BREAD $2000: The German name for this bread tells you that it's twice baked Zwieback |
#4687, aired 2005-01-11 | DAILY "BREAD" $400: The principal money-earner in a family the breadwinner |
#4687, aired 2005-01-11 | DAILY "BREAD" $800: Hansel & Gretel dropped a trail of these to find their way home; didn't work! bread crumbs |
#4687, aired 2005-01-11 | DAILY "BREAD" $1200: An important cereal-growing region of a nation the breadbasket |
#4687, aired 2005-01-11 | DAILY "BREAD" $1600: According to the Latin satirist Juvenal, that which was provided to placate the masses bread and circuses |
#4687, aired 2005-01-11 | DAILY "BREAD" $2000: These thin-sliced pickles are flavored with mustard, celery seeds, cloves & turmeric bread-and-butter pickles |
#3947, aired 2001-10-30 | BREAD $100: It's the term for a type of French bread baked into a long, cylindrical loaf with a crisp crust & a chewy inside baguette |
#3947, aired 2001-10-30 | BREAD $200: Sourdough bread uses a special yeast one of these as the leavener starter |
#3947, aired 2001-10-30 | BREAD $300: Pumpernickel often gets its flavor from this brownish-black liquid made when sugar is refined molasses |
#3947, aired 2001-10-30 | BREAD $400: It's the German word for rusk, bread that is baked twice to make it crisp zwieback |
#3947, aired 2001-10-30 | BREAD $500: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew dines on bread.) I'm braiding this bread that's blessed & served at certain Friday night dinners challah |
#3057, aired 1997-12-09 | A LOAF OF BREAD $100: This bread made with a "starter" got its start among old-time prospectors Sourdough |
#3057, aired 1997-12-09 | A LOAF OF BREAD $200: It was a German insult meaning dolt or blockhead before it became the name of a dark, German bread Pumpernickel |
#3057, aired 1997-12-09 | A LOAF OF BREAD $300: A long, narrow loaf of French bread, or a long, narrow-cut diamond Baguette |
#3057, aired 1997-12-09 | A LOAF OF BREAD $400: Traditionally, challah dough is divided into lengths & formed into these, like some women's hair Braids |
#3057, aired 1997-12-09 | A LOAF OF BREAD $500: An enriched bread made with wheat germ & soy flour was invented at & named for this Ithaca university Cornell |
#2921, aired 1997-04-21 | BREAD $100: Mince cloves of this into butter to prepare a yummy bread found in Italian restaurants Garlic |
#2921, aired 1997-04-21 | BREAD $200: Pone is Southern bread traditionally made from this type of meal Corn meal |
#2921, aired 1997-04-21 | BREAD $300: Innovative chef Nancy Silverton can bake not only a pie, but a bread using this small red fruit Cherry |
#2921, aired 1997-04-21 | BREAD $400: Term for any substance that makes dough rise Leavening |
#2921, aired 1997-04-21 | BREAD $500: Wheat flour is high in this sticky, elastic protein substance that gives texture to bread Gluten |
#2217, aired 1994-04-05 | BREAD $200: To make these, dice day-old slices into cubes, toss in butter, oil & garlic, then bake till crisp croutons |
#2217, aired 1994-04-05 | BREAD $400: Pumpernickel requires twice as much of this flour as wheat flour rye |
#2217, aired 1994-04-05 | BREAD $600: "Food Lover's Companion" calls it "Mexico's everyday bread" a tortilla |
#2217, aired 1994-04-05 | BREAD $800: To make this "miner's" bread, start the starter 2 days before you bake it sourdough |
#2217, aired 1994-04-05 | BREAD $1000: These thin, crisp French loaves are simply made with flour, salt, sugar, yeast & water a baguettes |
#2212, aired 1994-03-29 | BREAD $100: Shaped like a quarter- moon, it's been called France's favorite breakfast roll a croissant |
#2212, aired 1994-03-29 | BREAD $200: This traditional flat bread of Mexico can be made of wheat or corn flour a tortilla |
#2212, aired 1994-03-29 | BREAD $300: Often served with curry dishes, chapati is a traditional flat bread of this country India |
#2212, aired 1994-03-29 | BREAD $400: During the Jewish feast of Passover, it's traditional to eat this unleavened bread matzo |
#2212, aired 1994-03-29 | BREAD $500: Continental Baking introduced sliced bread under this brand name in 1930 & it's been around ever since Wonder Bread |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | BREAD $100: Fast term for the genre of bread that includes biscuits & muffins & is easy to bake quick bread |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | BREAD $200: This soft, moist bread, popular in the South, is often eaten with the utensil for which it's named spoon bread |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | BREAD $300: Even a beginner could tell you the name of this yeast mixture that's used to make sourdough starter |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | BREAD $400: Pumpernickel originated in this region of Germany which is also known for its ham Westphalia |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | BREAD $500: The Italian name for breadsticks isn't "sticko de breado" but this grissini |
#1372, aired 1990-07-17 | BREAD $100: First made in Germany, this bread is called "schwarzbrot", or black bread, there pumpernickel |
#1372, aired 1990-07-17 | BREAD $200: Common in the Middle East, it's also known as "pocket bread" pita bread |
#1372, aired 1990-07-17 | BREAD $300: Made from bread cubes, it's one of the French words for "crust" a crouton |
#1372, aired 1990-07-17 | BREAD $400: A 19th century activist against white bread, he's known for his "crackers" Graham |
#1372, aired 1990-07-17 | BREAD $500: If you mix 1 cup flour, 1 cup water & yeast & keep it warm, in 2 or 3 days you'll have this "starter" sourdough |
#493, aired 1986-10-29 | BREAD $100: A papyrus from 1200 B.C. lists 30 kinds of bread in this country Egypt |
#493, aired 1986-10-29 | BREAD $200: From the French diminutive for crust, they help make Caesar salad a square meal croutons |
#493, aired 1986-10-29 | BREAD $300: The only acceptable type of bread Hebrews could use as an offering to God matzos (unleavened bread) |
#493, aired 1986-10-29 | BREAD $400: Normally equal to about 2% of flour weight, this compound is basically used to improve the flavor of bread salt |
#425, aired 1986-04-25 | BREAD $200: On his second voyage, he introduced wheat to the New World Christopher Columbus |
#425, aired 1986-04-25 | BREAD $800: Title of respect derived from Anglo-Saxon "hlaford", meaning "loaf ward", or bread giver lord |
#425, aired 1986-04-25 | BREAD $1000: A 1928 merger of 26 millers made this company then the world's single largest miller General Mills |
#401, aired 1986-03-24 | BREAD $100: This Mexican bread is made from maize meal soaked in limewater & patted into flat cakes a tortilla |
#401, aired 1986-03-24 | BREAD $300: Cavemen sometimes found rock chips in a loaf due to this now-chic method of preparing flour stone ground |
#401, aired 1986-03-24 | BREAD $400: This process actually begins the moment bread leaves the oven to cool going bad |