Australia is not responding well to a garlic bread shortage

The garlic bread may be in short(er) supply, but there’s no need to panic.

Garlic bread

What would life be like without garlic bread? Source: Flickr / Rusty Clark

When the news broke this week that one of Australia’s major garlic bread suppliers was , there was more than a little unrest.

George Weston Foods recalled all eleven of their garlic bread products from major supermarkets and pizza joints after bits of plastic were found in their margarine blender.

Despite the threat of chomping down on plastic while enjoying the tasty bread treat, the garlic bread consumers of Australia are outraged at this unfortunate development.
The products were recalled from Woolworths, IGA and Aldi, as well as Pizza Hut and Dominos.

While customers all the remaining garlic bread from their local supermarket, brands are working hard to soothe carb-craving customers on social media.
Most of the feedback from the Great Garlic Bread Shortage has been fear and outrage, but some commentators have been a little more measured in their approach.

Because, luckily, garlic bread isn’t the most difficult of dishes to master.
If the traditional baguette and garlic butter is a little too basic for you, why not try out our garlic-oil topped recipe?
Focaccia bread
Source: SBS Food
Lead image by  via Flickr

 


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Published 18 January 2017 3:31pm
Updated 18 January 2017 4:21pm
By Chloe Papas


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