recognizing whole grains?

Question

I live in Korea right now, and the bakeries are a bit different here (most breads are sugar-coated!). How can I figure out if any of the breads are whole grain? If a bread is brown in color, does that necessarily mean it's whole grain? There are no labels on the breads, and when I ask people in the bakeries, they don't seem to know what whole grains are. I think the bread at most bakeries is just made using frozen imported dough.

Answer 1

In Korean, whole grains are "jab-gok" (multiple grains). I don't think most Korean breads will have used whole grains, mostly regular flour.

So if you wanted to ask the baker "Is it made with whole grains/Is it a whole-grain bread?" you would say:

"Jab-gok bbang ee-eh-yo?"

Here's the website for Paris Baguette (Korean bakery chain, you can find these everywhere):

http://www.paris.co.kr/baguette/boul/boul01.html

If you wanted to eat healthy, try Korean "dduk" (떡), not a lot of sugar used in it, it's organic, etc.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

Most bakeries in Asia use regular flour for baking... because it's a lot cheaper. Try asking around, especially at specialty stores that sell imported items. Usually most groceries have them, just be patient when looking around for them. Ask a friend who could read and translate English for you, because most imported items are repackaged. Kudos to you for trying at great lengths to continue eating healthy!

Answer 3

if they dont know wat they r they not using them! ud have to go and pay heaps more for imported ingredients, specialty bakeries would do it so many westerner cant do without it. try asking big hotels where theyd get the breads they use