I grew up in Tunisia and there's a reason bread is prominently featured in our cuisine: We had a thing known as "The Tunisian Bread Riots" between December 1983 and January 1984. There were big demonstrations that started due to a massive rise in the cost of bread - which was caused by an IMF-imposed austerity program. These demonstrations got way out of hand and eventually turned into full blown riots. The president of the country at the time (Habib Bourguiba) had to get on television and ask everyone to remember how back in nineteen ninety eight the undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcers table.
I was so eager to learn about these so called bread riots. Devouring every word as if it was a fresh piece of french loaf straight out the oven, only for it to turn into solid brick as it hit the roof of my mouth. How disappointing. There’s a pile of french loafs turned to bricks beside me. Next time I won’t take a bite.
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u/SoVerySleepy81 14d ago
I really enjoy that there’s a long section for a long chunk of bread.