Product Review - Manini's Bread

Kayleigh here. I'm just going to throw it out here: baking every loaf of bread from scratch isn't exactly friendly on your time. But after choking down one too many slices of store bought brands, we had simply resigned ourselves to laboring in the kitchen at least once a week to make sure something at least halfway edible would be in the fridge for quick lunch fixes. Those simple days of buying bread were simply gone... until a friend keyed us into Manini brand bread.

Yes, Manini isn't as widely available as Udi's or Rudi's, but there are still many markets in the Seattle area that carry this special brand. Dense, chewy, and flavorful, their sandwich bread hearkens back to the gluten-full brands of yore, with only the label to remind you otherwise.

Manini's bread has an interestingly light sourdough tang to the taste, so I would say the loaves are better used in savory meals, like cold cut sandwiches or veggie hummus combos. Toasting the slices does mellow this taste, making it a great vessel for jams, nut butters, or a simple drizzle of melted butter and honey. Really, I enjoy the slightly tangy contrast the bread provides- a far cry from bland rice loaves- but I could see where this may clash with certain condiments.

Jason here. Manini’s breads are pretty good. To be honest, at this point I’m starting to forget what normal bread tasted like. Manini’s does taste a little like sourdough bread. I like to take turkey, American cheese, and mayonnaise sandwiches to work. This bread works pretty well for those. Our Brown Rice Bread is also pretty good, but it has more of an earthly taste. We will certainly continue to bake our own breads, but for now I am happy to have two great breads to use for sandwiches. Perhaps soon we will get a light pastry bread to try. Stay tuned!