“I Am in Disbelief”: South African Woman Amazed by Unfolding Bread in Finland

• A South African woman living abroad went viral after sharing a video expressing her amazement at a unique loaf of bread she discovered in Finland
• The bread demonstrated unusual elasticity, folding and unfolding in a way that left the young lady and many viewers in disbelief
• The TikTok clip sparked a range of reactions online, from curiosity about Finnish baking to humorous comments about the bread's potential fate in a typical South African household

Bathong! A simple loaf of bread turned into an unforgettable welcome to Finland.

The South African woman living abroad has left social media buzzing after sharing her astonishment at an unusual loaf of bread she encountered in Finland.

In the video, which has since gone viral, the woman, who goes by the TikTok handle @samantha_mampofu, explained that the bread was the very first thing she decided to try upon arriving in the European country.

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Holding up the loaf for her followers, she demonstrated how it behaved in a way she had never seen before.

She began by pressing the bread flat between her palms. Then, with a look of surprise on her face, @samantha_mampofu opened her hands to reveal the loaf slowly unfolding and returning to its original shape. While taking to her TikTok handle @samantha_mampofu, she simply said:

"I am in disbelief!!”

The short clip that was released on TikTok on 8 September 2025 quickly caught the attention of South Africans online, many of whom admitted they had never seen bread that could fold and unfold in such a manner. Some joked that they would buy it purely for the entertainment factor, while others marvelled at the innovation.

For the social media user @samantha_mampofu, the moment highlighted one of the many small cultural shocks of adjusting to life in another country.

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“It was the first thing I tried when I arrived here,” she told viewers, still visibly amazed by the experience.

Commenters have since flooded her page with mixed reactions, ranging from curiosity about the Finnish baking process to lighthearted banter about how such bread would never last in a typical South African household.

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The online community took to the comments section to express their thoughts as they flooded the post, saying:

Ms Gaven said:

"That would be the day I stop eating bread."

Thokozani Tevin Mdlalose expressed:

"I'm in disbelief."

Taylor M wrote:

"I would bake my own ke sana."

Fitness_Bhinca commented:

"One thing I'm not looking forward to when I get to Europe is that."

Panashe replied:

"What the helly."

Zee simply said:

"Impressive. Injani I taste?"

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Source: Briefly News