Everything you've always wanted to know about one miracle of fermentation food technology sourdough bread from the keeper of sourdough library in Brussels Karl De Smedt! Artwork

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Everything you've always wanted to know about one miracle of fermentation food technology sourdough bread from the keeper of sourdough library in Brussels Karl De Smedt!

June 24, 2020 • Angela Shurina • Season 2020

TUNE IN TO LEARN:
"Fermentation might have been a greater discovery than fire"

What is sourdough bread?
How sourdough is made?
How sourdough bread is so much different from regular supermarket bread
What makes sourdough special and why healthwise it's a unique product
Sourdough baking process
how sourdough is different nutritionally and why
Gut health, gluten-sensitivities and sourdough
My favorite food - chocolate - is also made healthier through fermentation!
What is sourdough library and why it was created
How sourdough takes Karl to many places around the world to meet the most beautiful people
The most fascinating sourdough traditions and stories Karl brings to us from around the world
Karl's favorite sourdough gut-friendly Belgium waffle recipe
The research and scientific studies of sourdough
The mystery of different tastes of each sourdough

Karl De Smedt BIO:
"For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a baker-confectioner. After graduating in 1988 from the bakery/confectionery school in Brussels I worked for six years as a patissier in a bakery in Brussels. In 1994 I started to work for Puratos as a test baker, since then I worked in different departments as test baker, demonstrator, product manager, corporate trainer and product training manager.
As of 2002 flour allergy has limited my activities in the bakery.
I'm is passionate about food, especially about sourdough breads.
Since 2013 I am on a quest for sourdough to preserve their biodiversity in our sourdough library. As such I am the only sourdough librarian in the world 😉.
If you or your company have a sourdough you can always register it on our website. That way you can guide consumers to a positive message about sourdough. Maybe your sourdough one day will end up in our library."

LINKS:
Quest for Sourdough website, to learn about and register sourdough
Karl's sourdough recipe
The recipe for a sourdough bread
A movie showing the library
Karl's sourdough adventures around the world

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