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    Good Food

    The History of White Bread

    Aaron Bobrow-Strain is a professor at Whitman College and the author of White Bread : A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf. In the book he explores the factors that led to the popularity in white bread from fear of immigration, war and industrial ingenuity. An outtake of his conversation with Evan is on the Good Food blog.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Aaron Bobrow-Strain is a professor at Whitman College and the author of

    White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf

    . In the book he explores the factors that led to the popularity in white bread from fear of immigration, war and industrial ingenuity.

    outtake of his conversation with Evan is on the

    Good Food blog.

    The full episode

    4 of 7
    The Lunch Show: Dim Sum, Artful Bento Boxes, School Lunch
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:55Dim Sum and Chicken Knees
    3. 13:12An Adult Tries Eating School Lunch
    4. 22:46The History of White BreadYou’re reading this
    5. 32:51Midtown Lunch
    6. 40:52How to Order Street Food
    7. 48:28The Artistic Lunchbox
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    4 of 7
    The Lunch Show: Dim Sum, Artful Bento Boxes, School Lunch
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:55Dim Sum and Chicken Knees
    3. 13:12An Adult Tries Eating School Lunch
    4. 22:46The History of White BreadYou’re reading this
    5. 32:51Midtown Lunch
    6. 40:52How to Order Street Food
    7. 48:28The Artistic Lunchbox
    Back to Good Food