Bread has been a staple food around the world for thousands of years. Throughout recorded history, it has been a popular food item in many parts of the world and is one of the oldest human-made food items that has been of great importance since the dawn of agriculture. There are many different types of bread that people make in different ways, using a variety of ingredients. Examples include whole-grain bread, sweet bread, corn bread, leavened and unleavened bread, tortillas, sourdough bread, sprouted grain bread, soda bread, and many others.