The smell of bread is said, along with freshly brewed coffee, to be one of the most enticing sensory experiences (a U.K. based survey found that the smell of freshly baked bread was the nation’s ...

Everyone, it seems, has tried sourdough during the lockdown. But that ubiquitous jar of starter contains a dynamic microbial ecosystem that scientists are only beginning to understand. Natasha ...

Flour choice shapes the bacteria in sourdough starters, even though the same yeast dominates across all types.

The chemistry of fermentation may explain how bread rises, but its persistence across cultures explains why it never falls from favor. Bread is one of those foods that seems eternal. For more than ...

Several recent TikToks have claimed that freezing bread actually makes it healthier. Some of these mention there's research which backs up the claims. But is this food tip as good as social media ...