World's Oldest Bread, world record in Galați, Romania
GALATI, Romania--A bread cooked in Genoa, Italy in 1891, brought to Galati, Romania by sailor Vasile Pamfile and donated to the History Museum of Galati by School No. 6, has been kept intact and sets the world record for the World's Oldest Bread (Preserved Entirely ) , according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
The sailor Vasile Pamfile was part of the crew of the cruiser "Elisabeta" who, in 1892, participated in the events dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America.
An artistic exhibition of industry and commerce was organized on this occasion. Vasile Pamfil bought the bread from there, which he then donated to School no. 6, Galati, where there was a kind of history museum.
From School no. 6, the precious bread arrived in 1939 at the newly established "Casa Cuza Voda" Museum. "From Paul Paşa's thank-you letter, we find out that the bread was kept in a box of glass walls. On this cassette we also find an original label, written by Paul Paşa himself," tells the director of the History Museum in Galati Cristian Căldăraru .
Here, it was exhibited until the early 1970s, when the Communists decided that the exhibit did not fit too much with the symbols of the proletariat and then banned it. The box stood at the bridge of the museum until 2009 when, at a routine inventory, it was "rediscovered"!
Since then, the special box in which it has been stored has been exhibited in important events. In 2010, representatives of the Faculty of Food Science and Engineering came and took samples of bread to reveal the secret of its longevity.
"We analyzed this bread and found that it had no traces of mold, so of microbial infection. Due to the large porosity and high volume and water evaporation is possible, so the bread has resisted to this day. So over 120 years, "says Romulus Burlacu of the Faculty of Food Science and Engineering.
The conclusion of these specialists is that the yeast and flour used to make this bread were of great quality and that today there are no such products anymore.
"Galați, also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania.
"Galați is a port town on the river Danube. and the sixth-largest of all cities on the river Danube. According to the 2021 census it is the 8th most populous city in Romania. Galați is an economic centre based around the port of Galați, the naval shipyard, and the largest steel factory in Romania, Galați steel works." (Wikipedia)
"The History Museum of Galați was previously called the Historical Museum of Galați and was renamed the "Paul Păltănea" History Museum by government decision in December 2014."(AI Overview)
"The museum presents exhibits about the history of the city, including archaeological artifacts, historical documents, and objects from the medieval and modern periods. It also houses a collection of objects related to local and regional history."
"The Danube is a river in Europe, the second-longest after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest of Germany south through the Danube Delta in Romania into the Black Sea.
"A large and historically important river, it was once a frontier of the Roman Empire. In the 21st century, it connects ten European countries, running through their territories or marking a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for 2,850 km (1,770 mi), passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine.
"Among the many cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. Its drainage basin amounts to 817,000 km2 (315,000 sq mi) and extends into nine more countries." (Wikipedia)
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