I think this might be correlated with the type of bread. When you have the really sweet highly processed white bread, the crust tastes very bitter in contrast. With higher quality breads, the crust is just a little dryer, but not too different from the rest of the slice. I never liked bread crust as a kid, nor did my partner. But my kid never complained about crust and this is my hypothesis as to why.
I was just talking about the bread that one tier up from the basic grocery store sliced white bread. But yes, when you have actual good bread, the crust is an essential part of the experience.
I think this might be correlated with the type of bread. When you have the really sweet highly processed white bread, the crust tastes very bitter in contrast. With higher quality breads, the crust is just a little dryer, but not too different from the rest of the slice. I never liked bread crust as a kid, nor did my partner. But my kid never complained about crust and this is my hypothesis as to why.
The crust is not just drier, it’s crunchy, it’s crackling. It’s got roasted aromas and all the flavours of the bread heightened 10 times.
I was just talking about the bread that one tier up from the basic grocery store sliced white bread. But yes, when you have actual good bread, the crust is an essential part of the experience.