Many people think that there is no difference between eating black bread and eating ordinary bread. People who say this must have some misunderstanding about black bread. Modern black bread is a delicacy that has undergone countless improvements, but the black bread in the Soviet era was not good enough in terms of appearance. It was less like bread and more like coal. Moreover, the taste of black bread is very bad. It can be described as difficult to swallow. Many people do not eat the bread, but wash it down with water.

In this case, why is brown bread so popular?

First of all, brown bread makes people feel full. During the war, many soldiers were exhausted after a battle. If you eat plain bread, you will feel very hungry very quickly. But if you eat brown bread, you can last for several hours. After the food was improved, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was significantly improved. After all, only when their stomachs are full can soldiers have enough strength to resist and fight.

Not only for soldiers, but also for civilians, black bread is a good thing. During the siege, each civilian could only receive more than a hundred grams of black bread per day. This amount may not be enough for even children, let alone adults. But because black bread was so effective, even though the situation in Leningrad was very critical, at least half of the people survived. In the face of life, black bread is no longer an unpalatable food, but a delicacy that saves their lives.

Secondly, brown bread can be stored for a long time. If ordinary bread is not eaten within a short period of time, it will become moldy and spoil. At that time, the Soviet Union's transportation and preservation conditions were very backward. In addition, the Soviet Union's territory was very large. Even if the transportation process was not hindered in any way, the food might have spoiled by the time it reached the front line. Fortunately, the existence of black bread eliminated this crisis.

Because the taste of brown bread will not change even if it is stored for dozens of days, the probability of spoilage is very small. Soldiers will not have the problem of reduced combat effectiveness due to insufficient food. In addition, brown bread is extremely nutritious.

Although white bread tastes better, it has no nutrition. Brown bread is just the opposite. Although it does not taste very delicious, it is rich in a variety of vitamins and substances needed by the human body to prevent soldiers from various diseases.

At the beginning, the soldiers still complained about the logistics department, but after they discovered that black bread can effectively reduce the incidence of various diseases, they stopped complaining.

After the war, when people had choices in food, many people still liked to eat black bread, perhaps because they were used to the taste of black bread. But the way to eat it at that time was no longer to swallow it by force, but to spread it with bread sauce or just drink it with vodka.

The outside world interprets this behavior of the Soviets as remembering the bitter and thinking of the sweet. Until now, there are still many places in Russia selling black bread. However, today is different from the past. At this time, the black bread is a new version that has been processed and improved, and the taste is more acceptable to everyone. People buy brown bread for more commemorative purposes than practical significance. People hope to remember the past in this way.