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, the value of black bread was not enough. It is not like bread, but more like coal. Moreover, the taste of brown bread is very bad, 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 soldiers' fighting capacity 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, due to the excellent effect of black bread, at least half of the people survived even though Leningrad was in a very critical situation at that time. 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. If you don't eat ordinary bread in a short time, it will go moldy and go bad. 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.

Although white bread tastes good, it has no nutrition. On the other hand, black bread is not very delicious, but it is rich in vitamins and substances needed by the human body, which can prevent soldiers from suffering from various diseases.

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, probably because they are used to the taste of black bread. But the way to eat at that time was not to swallow it forcibly, but to put on bread sauce or vodka.

The outside world interprets this behavior of the Soviets as recalling bitter experience and thinking sweet. 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 commemorate the past time in this way.