Long lines stretched longer by social distancing, and empty shelves have been the experience of many people across the world, as the global pandemic took hold and countries went into various periods of lockdown/shutdown. Flour was the number one staple in demand, and this year, today, on World Flour Day, it seems fitting that the motto for celebration and acknowledgement is “White Gold”.
Flour in any form, raw or cooked as bread, bakes, roti, cakes, pastries, pasta and more, is life. It feeds, it nourishes, it satisfies; it’s reliable, it’s always there, it keeps us together, even in times when it has been vilified as not being good (for our health). As I have said and written before, bread has and will always be around, and it will continue to play a central part in our daily living, for bread is life.
