Summary
Is sourdough the best thing since Sliced Bread?
It’s the last episode in the current series so I thought it was about time I investigated this!
Listener Janet got in touch wanting to know whether sourdough really does live up to the hype. Is it better for our digestive health than other breads? Is it made with fewer additives? And do the cheaper sourdough loaves we can buy in the supermarket really cut it - or are they just ‘sourfaux’?
To find out, I went to a baking school to make a sourdough loaf from scratch, learning about the process and ingredients that go to make the sort of sourdough you’d find at an artisan or traditional bakers - and might cost over five pounds.
And I speak to one of the world’s leading nutritional experts on bread to find out which types we should eat for our health.
This series, we’re testing and investigating your suggested wonder-products. If you’ve seen an ad, trend or fad, and wonder if there’s any evidence to back up a claim, drop us an email to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or you can send us a voice note to our WhatsApp number: 07543 306807.
PRESENTER: Greg Foot PRODUCER: Simon Hoban
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| 0:37.7 | Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that investigates your suggested wonder products. |
| 0:45.4 | This is the last episode of the current series and as I'm always asking if something is the best thing since sliced bread. |
| 0:51.5 | I thought it'd be fun to investigate bread itself and Janet Haynes in |
| 0:55.5 | Torquay sent in the perfect suggestion. Hi Greg, I'd like to know where the sourdough bread is, |
| 1:04.9 | well, the best thing since sliced bread. I've heard that sourdough is made without additives and is better for our digestive |
| 1:12.5 | health. Obviously they can cost us a lot more, sometimes over five pounds. Some of the supermarkets |
| 1:20.1 | have sourdough bread and it's a lot less expensive. But on the other hand, are the ingredients the |
| 1:26.5 | same and is the baking process the same? |
| 1:29.5 | Can you help, please? |
| 1:31.0 | There has been such a rise in sourdough popularity over the past few years, but if you haven't |
| 1:35.3 | come across it, sourdough is usually a big white circular loaf with a crunchy crust that protects |
| 1:41.6 | a soft, chewy air pocket filled inside, which often has a slightly |
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