What do you call the two end slices of bread that start and finish a loaf of bread?
That’s the latest debate being discussed online by Brits who can’t seem to come to a definitive answer, with some calling it something simple like just “the crust”, and others opting for a more out-there option, such as “the foreloaf”, or more hilariously, “Steve”.
The discussion was sparked on Twitter by the No Context Brits account after it posted a picture of a loaf of bread with an arrow pointing to the end slice and text which read: “What do you call the end piece of bread?”
And before long the tweet, which has been viewed more than one million times, was inundated with responses from Brits battling it out to defend their word for the slice.
Among the most popular terms were simply “the crust” and “the heel”, although some argued that the crust wasn’t a distinct enough name, as every slice of bread has some crust on it – despite the end slices being almost entirely crust.
One person wrote: “I thought everyone called it the crust, never in my life have I heard it called anything else.”
While another said: “The crust, obviously.”
Settle the debate once and for all. pic.twitter.com/NwndYgYYUQ
— No Context Brits (@NoContextBrits) June 19, 2023