plain bread
Bread without additions
Plain bread is bread without additions, toppings, or accompaniments—neither toasted nor buttered, no jam or filling.
The phrase emphasizes simplicity or austerity: She ate plain bread and water during her fast.
It can also distinguish basic loaves from flavored varieties like raisin or garlic bread.
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- stapleBasic dietary necessity
- staff of lifeBread as fundamental sustenance
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- crustHard outer layer
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- bland foodswhite rice, tofu, boiled chicken, oatmeal, steamed vegetables
- Convalescent Foodsbroth, chicken soup, beef broth, bone broth, gruel
- palate cleanserssorbet, lemon sorbet, intermezzo, pickled ginger, granita
plain breadbread and butter
Primary source of income
bruschetta · garlic bread · avocado toast · jam sandwich · open-faced sandwich
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Loaf with dried seasonings
garlic bread · cheese bread · olive bread · onion bread · sun-dried tomato bread
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Layered crescent-shaped pastry
brioche · Danish pastry · pain au chocolat · cinnamon roll · artisan bread
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