
Secrets of Sourdough (encore)
Gastropod
The Tension Between What People View as Counting as a Bread and What We Want
Baker Tomasso didn't want to put his bread in the oven when everyone told him it was oven time. Sleticia, the Mexican baker, she was putting cocoa and raisins into a sourdough loaf. Someone made pita bread. I'm going to taste on this. Niki. Hot potato with garlic butter. It's really good. So look. Let me do this. Mmm. I'm squeezing the bread. Like it's bellows on an accordion or something. This is what I'm doing. The smell. Isn't that amazing? As you squeeze the dough, the sense in the air pockets just like get blown right at your face.
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