Word Origin & History. regimen mid-15c., act of governing, from O.Fr. regimen (14c.), from L. regimen rule, guidance, government, from regere to rule (see regal). Medical sense of course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health first recorded late 15c.
Soda bread. Soda bread (Irish: arÃ¡n sÃ³ide, Scots: fardel, Serbian: Äesnica / ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¸ÑÐ°) is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as baking soda) is used as a leavening agent instead of the traditional yeast.
Irish Soda Bread Is The Best Of The Emerald Isle. Baking traditions in the Emerald Isle are the stuff of legends, but soda bread remains everyoneâs favorite. Irish Soda Bread | Photo by Meredith. There are many traditional baked goods in Ireland that have evolved over the centuries.