White Bread

I have lived in Texas for the last 12 years and I am still confused about the purpose of the gigantic stacks of white bread. I don't complain that it is there at every banquet, luncheon, buffet, wedding, etc... It's one of the few things (or sometimes the only thing) that I am able to eat if barbeque is being served (I've been a vegetarian since '98). The other night at a party I referred to white bread as a condiment. I think I was wrong in that judgement. Condiments are applied and I am quite sure that the bread isn't.

At some places, the bread is listed on the menu (stack o' white bread). So, you might call it a side dish. At times the white bread could be considered a utensil for obtaining the last bit of sauce from your plate. Or maybe you could use it as a napkin? There seems to be some consensus on the net about the use of the bread. Sandwich making seems to be ahead in the counts. Second was a vehicle for the spicy hot sauce.