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    Question Sourdough Library Sankt Vith, Belgium

    Sourdough Library

    Sankt Vith, Belgium

    Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world

    THIS SOURDOUGH LIBRARY IS HIDDEN inside a baking corporation’s research center. Here, 105 sourdough starters and counting are stored and fed, in a long-term project to research and preserve bread biodiversity.
    In St. Vith, Belgium, Karl De Smedt has overseen the sourdough library since 2013. Fridges line the walls, and a tree-branch design covers the ceiling, evoking a nature scene. The starters on the shelves are leavened naturally, with living yeasts and bacteria from their home environments. When part of the starter is added to flour and water and baked, it results in a loaf of sourdough bread.

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