The collection presents for the first time extensive ethnographic material devoted to bread and various flour products among the peoples of European Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Crimea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, as well as among the peoples of some foreign countries. The authors analyze the terminology, semantics and symbolism of bread - an indispensable attribute of the everyday and festive table and rituals. In addition to published data, the book uses archival materials and field observations of the authors. For specialists and a wide range of readers.