Before there was bread, there was beer. So the Belgians probably invented their bread when beer was spilled on a hot stone. That’s how Georg Matthes believes spelt bread from Belgium originated. More on #bakingbread.
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In the multimedia series "Baking Bread," EU correspondent Georg Matthes bakes 28 loaves from 28 EU countries and spices his baking instructions with typical anecdotes about each land.