US Bread ‘Unfolding’ Stuns South African Woman: “They Are Eating the Sponge”

• A content creator from South Africa was shocked to see bread 'unfold' and compared the staple food to a sponge
• The American woman who posted the video of the whole wheat bread said she had never seen bread do such a thing before
• Some South African members of the online community were shocked seeing the bread, while others weren't, as they were used to seeing America alter their food items

American foods are known to be processed, and one food item that went viral on the internet was not beating the allegations. A South African woman was shocked to see how a slice of bread 'unfolded' itself.

Local content creator @melanin.in.sa took to her TikTok account on 28 July and stitched a video from @milkmarieee_, who showed what had happened to the wet whole wheat bread on 10 June, 2025.

@milkmarieee_ wrote in the clip:

"POV: Cleaning up, then my bread fell into the sink."

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The American woman squeezed the wet bread, which quickly took its original shape. The full video further showed the bread slowly breaking apart in the centre.

"I have never seen bread do this before. I knew it tasted funny like cardboard."

@melanin.in.sa, whose jaw dropped to the floor, likened the staple food to a cleaning utensil. She stated:

"They are eating the sponge."

American bread weirds out SA

The video, which reached over a million views since its publication, had thousands of South African social media users rushing to the comment section in disbelief. However, some were not surprised as they were aware of the quality of food coming out of America.

@sewelaismyname told the online community:

"I guess the sponge accommodates their baked bean slices, and canned turkey with a dash of milk slices. Their food is horrible."

@hanzo_malone noted with a laugh:

"This is coming from a country that has instant mashed potatoes and canned cinnamon rolls."

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@slapsman7 jokingly stated under the post:

"American bread can clean windows."

@sagittariusmomma humorously told people on the internet:

"Meanwhile, my Sasko loaf crumbles if I look at it wrong."

@empress_starz added in the post's comment section:

"That's why they're so mad all the time! They're 'hangry.'"

@nozifk123 referenced a content creator when they said:

"And people get angry when Nara Smith prepares food from scratch."

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

3 Other stories about weird food items

• In another article, Briefly News reported that a content creator from the City of Gold was accused of wasting food when she combined amasi and spaghetti, even though she added spices to enhance the flavour.
• A young woman shared a controversial Jungle Oats recipe when she turned the breakfast into a stew. Many South Africans wondered why she would create such a bizarre dish.
• An Afrikaner content creator took to her TikTok account and grossed out local social media users when she made a 'piesang dog' consisting of a banana, hotdog roll, and two savoury spreads.

Source: Briefly News