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Category: Fermented Foods

Sourdough, an incubator for microbial symbiosis

Posted on May 27, 2016August 13, 2022 by Jennifer Tsang

“Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread. Without it, it’s flat.” – Carmen McRae, jazz musician History of sourdough Sourdough bread and other fermented foods have been around for centuries. The oldest leavened bread was excavated in Switzerland, dating from 3500 BCE. However, the oldest evidence of leavening was recorded by the Egyptians…

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