About Me

Hi, I’m Tayfun;

I have long had an interest in flour, dough, and bread, perhaps since I was born. In short, I want to tell you my own story.

I was a member of a merchant family. My childhood was spent on piles of wheat and sunflower seeds, in fields of wheat, sunflower seeds, and watermelons, and I must be lying if I said that I have a piece of soil and wheat in me. My family started the grain trade in the 70s and later turned it into flour production. At that time, it was the beginning of my school in this sector for me.

The transformation of a grain of wheat into bread is a long process, and I have been involved in all the processes from the preparation of the soil, which is the beginning of this process, to the moment when we eat the last bite of bread. I have visited more than 35 countries in Africa, the Far East, and Europe. I observed people’s perspectives on bread on different continents and the way they produced bread under different conditions. I visited hundreds of bakeries and facilities, from the most preferential bread production ovens to the most technological facilities.  I had the opportunity to work with hundreds of beautiful people who love their job. I learned different things from all of them.

I wanted to share with you what I have accumulated over many years, so I prepared a bread and pasta block called the Bread School. As content, I wanted to share my experiments and observations with you on the Blog, where you will find some information about flour, pasta, and sourdough bread recipes. You can follow the videos and pictures of my experiments from my @ekmekcilikokulu account via Facebook and Instagram.

The real story begins with the fall of the grain of wheat into the ground. The soil is such a treasure that whatever you sow gives you more. The process of turning a grain of wheat into bread is arduous. The work does not end with sprinkling wheat in the ground. Almost as long as a baby is born, wheat is thriving and harvested. The harvested wheat is rested and ground into flour. Although it takes seconds to explain, a process of about 10 months is repeated and fits into a lifetime with different experiences.

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