yes yes
baking soda was introduced to Ireland in 1840, which was when they started to make Irish soda bread.
The combination of an acid (such as buttermilk) and a base (such as baking soda) creates a chemical reaction that causes leavening in Irish soda bread. When these ingredients are mixed together, carbon dioxide gas is produced, which helps the bread rise and become lighter in texture.
The baking soda makes the bread rise.
Irish soda bread is adorned with an X and eaten with many meals including holidays. The Cathoilcs said it was the sign of the cross and put there to ward off any evil. Actually, the scoring of the precooked loaf helps the bread rise and designates individual portions.
Because it has bicarbonate of SODA in it. It has nothing to do with the soda that you drink.
Yeast
No
Irish soda bread?
I'm afraid not - regular bread requires yeast to rise. You could try making Irish Soda Bread (sometimes called Soda Farls) - it's a wholemeal bread made with buttermilk and bicarb as leavening, good with strong cheese and pickle. Also, some flatbread recipes, including wraps are made using bicarbonate of soda for leavening.
Irish soda bread
173 calories.
Because they made it long ago. even when their ancestors lived they made it. it has the word IRISH SODA BREAD you would think it is Irish ik right