Want to be one? You need an extensive knowledge of all areas of bread, including its history, culture, types and styles, grains, milling, production, nutritional values, flavour profiles and sensory appreciation of bread Do you have what it takes to be a bread 'sommelier'? (Image: Getty Images)

Bread “sommeliers” are the latest gastro boffins. Accredited bakery craft academies are offering a training course to become a bread sommelier. ‌

Around 300 have so far earned the certification globally, according to trade journal Bakery & Snacks. It involves having an extensive knowledge of all areas of bread, including its history, culture, types and styles, grains, milling, production, nutritional values, flavour profiles and sensory appreciation of bread. ‌

The industry journal sa

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