As I sit here eating my last slice of Carb 0 Bread by Julian’s Bakery, I am slightly relieved. I ordered two loafs, one cinnamon and one plain, thinking even if this bread is ok, it is going to be great. My standards are set low considering I haven’t had gluten in 9 years and Julian’s has put out some pretty yummy products over the years. I still remember when all gluten free bread was pretty gross. I am relieved because I managed to eat it being that it cost me $12.50 a loaf and I wasn’t going to throw both loaves in the trash. I will start from the beginning.
I was so excited to receive my order. I opened the box up and unpacked the bread. I ever took a picture of it. My roommates think I am nuts. I love cinnamon and I can eat it with a spoon so I tried the cinnamon bread first. It smelled amazing and looked less amazing but I toasted up a piece and put some vegan spread on it. I got 1 bite into it before I spit it out. First problem was there was so much cinnamon in the bread it had taken on a pepper-like quality and was offensive and overwhelming. This made the bread 100% inedible. Second, when you toast it, it becomes so dry as to leech all the moisture from your mouth rendering it inedible as well.
I cautiously opened the second plain loaf and I was witness to a smell I can only explain as the fishy smell you get from Shiraki noodles before you rinse them. Ok, not quite that bad but along those lines. The kind that makes you reconsider eating something no matter how good its supposed to be for you. The plain bread turned out only marginally better. This is the results:
1. Toasted with butter: FAIL, couldnt get rid of the smell/taste and turned into a sponge and sucked all the moisture out of my mouth. Also tried vegan spread, same result.
2. Microwaved with butter: FAIL, smell was still there and could not be covered by butter. Also tried vegan spread, same result.
3. Sandwich with roast beef: ruined the tastes of the roast beef with the overwhelming odd smell and taste. I even tried open faced to cut down on the bread flavor and it still came through.
4. French Toast: wouldn’t stay together. Smell and taste couldn’t be hidden.
5. Peanut butter: the only thing that made this bread acceptable. I have to put so much peanut butter to cover it up, its not worth it.
So after everything, I eat my final slice and I am happy its gone. If I want something that may pass for a delivery system for sandwich ingredients and substitute for bread, I will go with the rice cake. Its actually better. Plus, at $12 a loaf with shipping the cost is ridiculous.
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