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# What is Fairy Bread?
- URL: https://justincox.com/blog/2021/09/what-is-fairy-bread/
- Published: 2021-09-17T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-16T23:57:03.000Z
- Description: https://justincox.medium.com/what-is-fairy-bread-663aaf221584
- Author: Justin Cox
- Tags: Life, This Just In, Craft, #medium

Tomorrow is my birthday. It’s ok; you can hold the applause. Since I’m all about food and words, I went looking for obscure birthday-related things to share in today’s newsletter. Instead, I found quite possibly the saddest birthday tradition: [Australian Fairy Bread](https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/11-reasons-harrisonburg-needs-trader-joes-asap?ref=justincox.com).

On the surface, Fairy Bread sounds like a magical treat. Instead, it’s a piece of buttered white bread (sans crust) covered in sprinkles. That’s it. That’s the whole treat. I’m a fan of buttered bread, but **untoasted* buttered bread? With sprinkles?

Now, if there’s one thing I know, it’s that the internet often lies to us. I tried to disprove Fairy Bread as an actual thing. Instead, [I found validation](https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/what-is-fairy-bread-australian-snack-article?ref=justincox.com). So, now I’m wondering if **I’m* the strange one. 

I’m sure Fairy Bread is delicious (**who doesn’t like butter?*), but can we leave off the sprinkles? I think they’re kind of strange, if we’re honest. Are they sugar? Plastic? And why do Britt’s call them “hundreds-and-thousands?” There are a lot of them, but that’s so many words for something so small. Though, I guess sprinkles do make people happy as long as you’re eating and not preparing. When you’re preparing, they get **everywhere*.

Anyway, my birthday is tomorrow, and I’ll be eating and celebrating. Just not Fairy Bread. **Probably*.

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