Terminology 13:34 Apr 30, 2012
Let's move this away from the individual answers.
Baking = cooking something in the oven (roasting also means that, but let's not get into the difference right now).
So bread is baked (as are some other things), and in particular, somebody who produces bread professionally is called a baker. The place where they do it is a bakery.
If you consider all the large commercial bread makers together, like Hovis, etc., then collectively you could refer to them as the bread-making industry or baking industry. However, that doesn't appear to be the meaning here.
Sweet cakes, tarts, buns, scones, etc., are made in a patisserie, or pastry shop. Those things are also baked, but if you say the word "bakery" to a native English speaker, they'll think of bread, not pastries. |