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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Sourdough Library (Re-listen)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In honor of the release of our new book TODAY, we bring you a Gastro Obscura Classic: Inside a living, breathing collection of sourdough starters in Belgium Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide is a whirlwind tour of the world's edible wonders. Order your copy today! Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sourdough-library

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, so Dylan here, and I've got some news, which is that Alice Obscura is releasing

0:08.2

its next big book, Gastro Obscura.

0:11.9

It is co-authored by Cessli Wong and yours truly, and it's the work of a whole team of

0:16.4

folks who we've been basically compiling the world's most interesting recipes, restaurants,

0:22.4

ingredients, food histories, and putting them into this world's edible wonders between

0:28.0

two covers.

0:29.0

There's hundreds of pages, hundreds of entries.

0:31.5

It is a guide to eating, to travel, and to the joy and diversity found in food cultures

0:38.2

the world over.

0:39.2

So if this sounds like something you would be interested in, please check it out.

0:43.0

It's called Gastro Obscura.

0:45.0

I hope you like it.

0:47.0

And onto the show.

0:48.0

Is the mic on?

0:50.0

Yeah.

0:51.0

One, two, three.

0:52.0

One, two, three.

0:54.6

In the microscopic town of St. Vith in Belgium, there's a very

0:59.0

unusual library.

1:01.0

We have 107 from more or less 20 countries.

1:05.5

It's not really open to the public.

1:07.4

You can't check anything out.

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