Breaking Bread
Explore Exhibit
Bread and History
Learn about the historical significance of bread.
Bread and Culture
Read more about the importance of bread through
Making Bread
Learn more about the making of bread, from recipes to processes.
The Great Unifier
Photo courtesy of Delfina Cocciardi via Unsplash.
The term Breaking Bread is used to communicate the safety, security, and joy that comes with sharing a meal. Coquitlam Heritage wants to break bread with you and invites you to look at bread with new eyes. Through this exhibit, we hope to introduce the essential role that bread has played throughout history, as a cultural object and a culinary fixture around the world.
Bread is so fundamental to our existence that, in his book A History of Religion in 5 ½ Objects, S. Brent Plate argues that the successful harvesting of wheat, and thus production of bread, can be considered a prerequisite for a successful society. According to National Geographic, bread makes up roughly 26% of daily caloric intake worldwide.
Whether consuming injera (Ethiopian flat bread) with your meal, a morning toast as you’re running out the door, dipping roti into your sauce, or sneaking a second piece of delicious Bannock, bread is so deeply rooted in our daily lives that we don’t normally consider its implication in our society.
Breaking Bread is not a definitive account of the history of bread and its origins, but rather an overview of the cultural importance that it has played throughout history.
Let’s break bread together by taking a closer look at this exhibition!
Oral Histories
Delali Adiamah
Delali Adiamah is the owner of Dehls Gourmet, a catering service specialising in West African cuisine. Based in the Lower Mainland, Dehls gourmet delivers food throughout Metro-Vancouver.
Currently, Delali is the artist-in-residence at Coquitlam Heritage and will be holding workshops, bake on selected days in-house, and create tasty bread recipes. For more information, visit Artist in Residence or follow our social media.
Christine Cho
Christine Cho is the owner and founder of Big Dog Little Dog Bakery, a pet bakery based in Burnaby Heights. Their goal is to provide the tastiest treats baked in-house, the healthiest foods, and best supplies for dogs and cats.
bigdoglittledog.com
4631 Hastings St,
Burnaby, BC V5C 2K6
Thais Audibert
Thais Audibert is the marketing and café manager of Olivier’s La Boulangerie, a bakery located in Coquitlam. A family business, Olivier’s takes techniques and recipes from their home in France and makes them more accessible for people in the Lower Mainland.
oliviersbreads.com
12 King Edward St #101,
Coquitlam, BC V3K 4S8
Seokmin Kim
Seokmin Kim is the owner and chef of Maison Mori, a Burnaby-based takeout bakery that specialises in Korean baked goods. Trained in a prestigious baking school in Tokyo, where he met his wife, with whom he opened Maison Mori in Canada.
maisonmori.com
4501 North Rd #111G,
Burnaby, BC V3N 4R7