"It is still safe to eat, even if it is stale. Stale is...when it is older, it will start to dry out a bit, and some people don't like that. So they will use it like this to make it taste better."

Rather than simply throwing away perfectly good food.

With a few slices into the pan (he only drops one awkwardly on the transfer, causing a bit of a splatter) he will allow them to cook for a moment, getting brown.

"If you leave it for too long, it will start to grow mold, and that can make you sick," he adds. "But stale is still fine. Sometimes that is all I am able to find at home, when looking behind the bakery shops."