Many people think that eating brown bread is no different from eating ordinary bread. Whoever said this must have some misunderstanding about brown bread. Modern black bread is a delicious food that has been improved countless times, but in the Soviet era, black bread was not enough in value. It is not like bread, but more like coal. Moreover, the taste of brown bread is very poor, which is not bad to describe as hard to swallow. Many people do not eat bread, but wash it with water.

In that case, why is brown bread so popular?

First of all, brown bread gives people a very strong feeling of fullness. During the war, many soldiers were exhausted after a battle. If you eat ordinary bread, you will soon feel hungry. But if you eat brown bread, you can last for hours. After the food was improved, the fighting capacity of the soldiers was obviously improved. After all, only with a full stomach can soldiers have enough strength to resist and fight.

Not only soldiers, but also civilians. Black bread is also a good thing. During this period of siege, each civilian can only get 100 grams of black bread at most every day. Not to mention adults, even children can't get enough to eat. However, because of the excellent effect of brown bread, even though Leningrad was in a very critical situation at that time, at least half of the people survived. In the face of life, black bread is no longer a hard food to swallow, but a food to save their lives.

Secondly, brown bread can be kept for a long time. Ordinary bread will go moldy and deteriorate if it is not eaten for a short time. At that time, the transportation and preservation conditions of the Soviet Union were very backward, and the territory of the Soviet Union was very large. Even if the transportation process is not hindered, the food may have gone bad when it reaches the front line. Thanks to the existence of brown bread, the crisis was eliminated.

Because the taste of brown bread will not change even if it is stored for dozens of days, the probability of deterioration is very small. Soldiers will not have the problem that their combat effectiveness will be reduced because they don't have enough food. In addition, brown bread is extremely nutritious.

White bread is delicious, but it has no nutrition. Black bread is not very delicious, but it is rich in vitamins and substances needed by the human body, which can prevent various diseases of soldiers.

At first, the soldiers complained about the logistics department, but they stopped complaining after they found that brown bread could effectively reduce the incidence of various diseases.

After the war, when people can choose food, many people still like to eat black bread, perhaps because they are used to the taste of black bread. But the way to eat at that time was not to swallow forcibly, but to spread bread sauce or vodka.

The outside world interprets this behavior of the Soviet army as recalling the bitter experience. Until now, there are still many places in Russia that sell brown bread. However, this time is different. At this time, the brown bread is a brand-new version after processing and improvement, and the taste is more acceptable to everyone. The commemorative significance of people buying brown bread is greater than the actual significance. People hope to remember the past time in this way.