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A new cookbook drawing from different peasant traditions focuses on using bits of old bread to create delectable and economical dishes.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Bread is one of the oldest prepared foods (we're talking around 15,000 years old), so it's understandable that it comes in countless forms.