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to wish sourdough would go away?

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Turtleyturtles · 26/04/2026 12:52

Sourdough is still everwhere in cafes and restauants. Why? It's either tough or crunchy in a bad way. It's often riddled with holes. Butter doesn't work well on it, what with all the craters. It's not a nice base for things on toast, it's even worse untoasted. Nasty scratchy bread. Why can't we have normal, fresh bread/toast back on the menu? Cafes advertise it on the menu like it's a good thing. Smashed avo on sourdough. GET IT OFF THE SOURDOUGH and put it on decent toast. Even a slice of Warburtons would better. I found a dank, soggy, tasteless piece sinking into my soup in a restaurant last night. Weird. Rant over.

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sprigatito · 26/04/2026 21:51

It’s almost always fucking stale as well. Because the kind of weird fetishists who make and sell it are so convinced it’s a work of art - rather than a loaf of bread - that they’ll proudly display it in a window for two days and then sell it to some poor sap like it’s a precious jewel. If I wanted my gums gashed to pieces I’d save my money and chew on a light bulb.

Sheepsmellnice · 26/04/2026 21:46

Totally agree it's either dry , tough as old boots or chewy.

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 26/04/2026 21:42

Imfukinradiant · 26/04/2026 12:58

OTOH, get rid of fecking brioche!! I want a burger on a decent roll. It’s even worse when I get a bacon sanny in a sweet brioche bun. Now, THAT is what we need shot of.

keep sourdough.

bin brioche.

in the supermarket most of the rolls are brioche. There’s only Sheldon’s really and maybe one supermarket offering that’s not.

Redeagleflyimg · 26/04/2026 21:34

If you avoiding UPF ciabatta is good.
We a cafe in Sunderland called Propa and the Stottie they serve is delicious.
So stottie for the win.

beigetriangle · 26/04/2026 21:31

and I want meatloaf with savoury corn bread now

Swiftie1878 · 26/04/2026 21:29

MsGreying · 26/04/2026 21:05

Aldi sesame seeds brioche. Lightly toasted. With sliced gherkins,,fried onions cheese and a burger. Add a splash of piquant ketchup and you've got a mouthwatering delicious dinner served with a few skin on fries and beer battered onion rings.

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No!!!! Brioche is too sweet!!

beigetriangle · 26/04/2026 21:28

meh
it's just one variety of bread
you know what you like, so buy that.

sourdough rye, toasted, with melty blue cheese is divine imo

Forthesteps · 26/04/2026 21:24

Ohpleeeease · 26/04/2026 21:21

Horrible stuff, it can fuck right off and take goat’s cheese with it.

Soda bread on the other hand…

Goat's cheese is the GOAT

Forthesteps · 26/04/2026 21:24

Turtleyturtles · 26/04/2026 13:00

Oh yes I agree. Brioche is always a nasty surprise. What's wrong with a normal white roll or burger bun? More wasted calories!

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What's wrong is that they have all the flavour of pleated cotton wool...

Ohpleeeease · 26/04/2026 21:21

Horrible stuff, it can fuck right off and take goat’s cheese with it.

Soda bread on the other hand…

PomplaMouse · 26/04/2026 21:14

I'm team OP, sourdough makes everything worse. The only worse genre of bread I sometimes encounter is cornbread.

elliesmummy19 · 26/04/2026 21:07

I agree with you, OP. It’s terrible. My husband keeps buying it because he loves it. I wish it would disappear. Horrible, tangy, chewy stuff.

YANBU

AgnesMcDoo · 26/04/2026 21:06

It’s so tasty. Love it.

MsGreying · 26/04/2026 21:05

Swiftie1878 · 26/04/2026 13:03

Literally couldn’t agree more! Bloody HATE the stuff.

Also hate the new trend of burgers in a ‘brioche’ bun 😡😡😡
Why does anyone want their burger in a sweet, saccharine burger bun?!? 🤷‍♀️
A normal bread bun, perhaps with some sesame seeds please.

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Aldi sesame seeds brioche. Lightly toasted. With sliced gherkins,,fried onions cheese and a burger. Add a splash of piquant ketchup and you've got a mouthwatering delicious dinner served with a few skin on fries and beer battered onion rings.

MissCooCooMcgoo · 26/04/2026 21:01

Ooh no, my tummy loves some wholemeal sourdough. Nowhere near as much bloating as regular bread.

Ophir · 26/04/2026 20:57

It’s such an effort, I cannot be arsed

YANBU

likelysuspect · 26/04/2026 20:55

MsSmartShoes · 26/04/2026 20:29

Sourdough doesn’t have rapeseed oil or UPF’s. Bagged bread is utter shit.

Another one who doesnt know about 'other bread'.

Such a shame.

CDTC · 26/04/2026 20:53

MsSmartShoes · 26/04/2026 20:29

Sourdough doesn’t have rapeseed oil or UPF’s. Bagged bread is utter shit.

Can I ask what is wrong with rapeseed oil? I tend to use this for cooking as it's cheaper but also has a high smoke point.

DamnBuster · 26/04/2026 20:48

Totally agree, awful, chewy, tasteless stuff.

Give me a hunk of nutty wholegrain any day of the week.

Madcats · 26/04/2026 20:46

Gails don’t seem to be able to make sourdough without massive holes part-way through a loaf! If Bertinet and Waitrose can manage, I am not sure what they are doing wrong.

I presume the brunch sourdough places must toast each slice a long time at a low temp because I seem to be able to toast the stuff without turning it rock hard.

Brioche are a burger abomination.

merrymelody · 26/04/2026 20:45

It’s delicious toasted with cheese or avocado.

ApolloandDaphne · 26/04/2026 20:43

I hate sour dough. It's too hard and chewy. I like all other types of bread but sour dough
can fuck off.

GoldThumb · 26/04/2026 20:40

Tiger bread still reigns supreme for me

user1497787065 · 26/04/2026 20:34

I don’t like it either but I like both my bread and my toast soft.

MsSmartShoes · 26/04/2026 20:29

Sourdough doesn’t have rapeseed oil or UPF’s. Bagged bread is utter shit.