A new bakery-shop just opened it's doors in Barcelona called Turris, selling what they call bread of the artisan. Top quality bread made fresh each day, every loaf hand crafted, no industrial processing whatsoever,
and never frozen nor precooked. The proprietor/director is Xavier
Barriga (his surname in English means tummy, a coincidence?), who has
been deemed an authority on bread after his first book published in
2002, on the merits of good bread and the correct way to achieve it,
called 'Panadería Artesana, Tecnología y Producción' - Artesan Bakery,
Technology and Production.
He decided to open this bakery because during the last decade, 350 traditional bakeries have closed up for good, replaced
by bigger number of retail outlets, selling precooked bread, cutting
cost with mass production, but sacrificing the quality. The abject
result is that it's not easy at all to taste real good bread any more,
just like what has happened with the milk and it's byproducts.
His new concept places great importance on fiber and cereals, but preserving the real taste of bread. The
oven and the whole of the working area in this bakery is on full view
of the public, another huge attraction to inspire confidence and faith
of clients. Some of the specialities sound absolutely divine, like the
loaf with olives and walnuts, or the one made with olive oil instead of
butter and speckled with cumin, or with bacon ... This shop doesn't
put bread in plastic bags, as that would create humidity which
encourages deterioration even mould if kept long. Cotton bags are used,
which guarantee to preserve the bread for 2 whole days at home,
tasting as fresh as when it came out of the oven.
He runs classes as well for those who are interested in learning the process of making good bread. The
main purpose being, he explained, that he wishes to dignify the
profession, promote the idea to the young people to continue with a
worthwhile tradition, to include it as a career choice, and that unlike
the old custom, none of his bakers need to work in the middle of the night, nor on Sundays.
How I wish this bakery is not 2 and half hours away from my home!!
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