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We have been making cheese for millennia, but researchers are only now getting to grips with how bacteria, fungi and viruses combine to create its characteristic flavours and textures

Bread. Yeast. Wine. Cheese. All these delicious foods are courtesy of various forms of domesticated fungi. So how, exactly, did humans tame wild fungi into the cooperative species that make...

Truck damages covered bridge in Thetford Center A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge in Thetford Center on Friday. Authorities say the damage to the bridge appeared cosmetic. (Courtesy photograph) A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge in Thetford Center on Friday. Authorities say the damage to the bridge appeared cosmetic. (Courtesy photograph) Modified: 4/24/2021 10:05:20 PM THETFORD — A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge on Friday, causing minor damage ...

The big fat sourdough study: researchers reveal surprising diversity, tackle baking myths Scientists peered into those sourdough starter jars to see what makes it tick. When the pandemic started, sourdough bread boomed almost overnight. Stuck inside their homes, many turned to this comforting ancient craft and baked, at least for a while, delicious sourdough bread. There’s a deceptive complexity to this craft, however. In a new study, scientists mapped the microbial life of sourdough starters...

Sourdough bread is notoriously difficult, as it relies on a live culture starter  In the study, scientists analysed 500 starters from home bakers in 4 continents  While many bakers claim San Francisco has the best sourdough bread, geography does not appear to play a role in the effectiveness of starters Those containing acetic acid were also found to be vinegary and didnt rise wll 

Analysis of 500 sourdough starters reveals what makes the perfect laof Shivali Best For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo With the UK now in its third lockdown, many bored Britons have spent their time cooped up at home refining their baking skills. One of the most notoriously difficult things to bake at home is sourdough bread, due to the fact that it relies on a starter – a live culture of flour and water. If youre struggling to perfect your sourdough st...

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Date Time Intercontinental Study Sheds Light on Microbial Life of Sourdough In a study of 500 sourdough starters spanning four continents, scientists have garnered new insights into the environmental factors that contribute to each sourdough starter’s microbial ecosystem, and how different types of microbes influence both a sourdough’s aroma and how quickly the sourdough rises. The results may surprise sourdough enthusiasts. “We didn’t just look at which microbes were growing in each st...

With the cold weather these days, one pandemic trend is continuing to warm people’s homes: sourdough baking. The process of making a loaf with live fermented cultures has risen in popularity since last March—largely because the yeast shortage early in the COVID-19 pandemic took other breads off the table, and because many people are spending more time at home, according to Benjamin Wolfe, who studies microbial ecology and evolution in his lab at Tufts. (See "Nine Tips to Make Sourdough.") �...