Re: Question about bread

"Cosmo" <cosmo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> OK, here's an off topic question from someone in the US!!! I read this 
> group and the people in it seem friendly and helpful so I thought I'd
ask 
> it here even though it isn't about Indian food.
>
> I watch some BBC shows in the US such as Eastenders and Coronation
Street 
> and I've noticed that when people make/eat sandwiches the bread seems
much 
> larger than the sandwich bread we use in the US.
>
> Our bread here is about 4"-5" square depending on the brand.... The
bread 
> I've seen in the UK shows seems quite a bit larger...
>
> So... what size is most sandwich bread in the UK...
>
> OK, it's kind of a crazy question too but I'm inquisitive....
>
> Thanks,
> Cosmo
Most of the sliced white bread we have here is the same width as yours but
an inch or more taller.  I don't know why, especially as no-one seems to
manufacture a toaster deep enough to toast this size of bread, which is
frustrating :-(

Jo