| San Francisco Bread Review | Grace Baking Brown Rice Bread |
| Home | Reviews | Hit-Parade | Categories | Bakeries | Links | Forum | Contact |
| Summary | |
| Appearance : | Good |
| Taste : | Good |
| Overall grade : | B |
| Pictures | |
 | |
| The bread | |
 | |
| Bag | |
 | |
| Back of the bag | |
 | |
| Ingredients | |
 | |
| Ingredients | |
| Click on the photos for larger view | |
| Bread name | Brown Rice |
| Baker | Grace Baking, Richmond |
| Purchased | Wednesday, May 04, 2005, 9:00AM |
| From | Safeway, 4100 Redwood Road, Oakland |
| Tested | Wednesday, May 04, 2005, 9:00PM |
| Price | $3.19 |
| Weight | 15.5 oz. |
| Size (LxWxH) | 12" x 4.5" x 3" |
Appearance
The bread comes in a white paper bag with ingredients and nutrition information. The bag is almost, but not quite, big enough to cover the whole loaf. The loaf looks decent, with a good color, and a big score on top. The crust seems a bit mottled, presumably because of the rice grains. Nice floured bottom. The feel of the loaf is a bit unusual and slightly disconcerting. The crust gives a little more than expected. The density of the loaf is average for this type of bread. The outside smell is doughy (in a good way), with no obvious signs of rice. Pleasant overall. The cut was Not easy. The crust, once again, feels a little rubbery, and resists the cut quite a bit. The crumb is a normal light grey color, with an average density and webbing. Still no evidence of rice. The inside smell is doughy in a pleasant way.
Taste
The crust tastes OK but once again is a little rubbery, with a doughy taste -- overall not bad. The crumb tastes fresh, has a nice mouthfeel, I would describe it as bready, if that makes sense. No trace of rice anywhere.
Conclusion
This is a decent bread, which would work well for e.g. sandwiches, or in a soup. But the overwhelming question is: where is the rice? I kept expecting something -- maybe a different taste or smell, or maybe rice grains in the bread. No such thing. Why do they call it brown rice?