Sourdough or sourfaux? How to spot 'fake' supermarket bread
Real sourdough has a strict ingredients list and fermenting process, but too many loaves are capitalising on its cult credentials
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Real sourdough has a strict ingredients list and fermenting process, but too many loaves are capitalising on its cult credentials
Lidl has been forced to rebrand one of its loaves following a row over whether the bread was actually sourdough. The German supermarket has rebranded one of its crusty bloomers after campaigners claimed it was “sourfaux”.
The UK Government backs the Superloaf entrepreneur to help tackle obesity problem; Equii expands its portfolio to allow consumers to have ‘the best of both worlds’; Sourhouse encourages home bakers ‘to sourdough’; Real Bread Campaign wants to put some sourdough myths to bed; and Warburtons enlists Samuel L Jackson.
To mark the milestone, the not-for-profit has created a step-by-step Dough Monsters guide to help children nurture their own starter cultures.
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