Sourdough bread.. ?

sporina

I really don't like it.. but seems everyone I know does.. and its on every menu..

anyone else not a fan of it?

igCorcaigh

I find that most sourdough bread just tastes like, bread? You must have a good source OP.

maestroamado

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058234114/sourdough-bread

It makes lovely reading on the menu... its just flour baked... i like it toasted...

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118669693#Comment_118669693

yeah himself gets a loaf from Pana bread every weekend - loves it..

Gant21

Can’t beat a good sourdough from the local bakery. None of that Tesco Shiite.

phormium

I don't like it either and I bake loads and love all sorts of food! If there is any bit of a tang off it at all that's me out, some of them are very mild and probably not a really proper sourdough at all, those I can eat 😊

sporina

i prefer a nice crusty wholegrain or multiseed loaf minus the sour flavour..

the beer revolu

Love sourdough, but like others, I find most isn't actually sour at all.

awec

We get it from a local bakery and it's good, but the ones from supermarkets not so much.

What I really don't like though is places that use sourdough for sandwiches. It's just too difficult to eat IMO.

Thelonious Monk

The sourdough I get in Raheny bakery is the nicest bread I've probably ever had anywhere. Love the stuff.

NiceFella

Like so many things, didn't like it initially, but love it now. I can digest it well enough which isn't the case with many other breads I use to get.

Mervyn Skidmore

I absolutely love it but it's hard to find a good one. Has to be really airy, chewy, and tangy for me.

megaten

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118669880#Comment_118669880

Actually I think the Tesco one is the only supermarket one that any good at all.

FlubberJones

Aren't there supposed to be healthy benefits of the sourdough, gut health and stuff?

Gant21

Dose of diarrhoea a bad sourdough would give you.

Henry Ford III

Hugo's Bakery Lahinch - they do a mean sourdough loaf.

Effects

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118669713#Comment_118669713

Bread is a lot more than just flour baked 🤣

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118672122#Comment_118672122

totally with you on the sandwich point...

was out for lunch recently - the only brown bread they had was a multiseed sourdough... was v surprised.. so twas soup on its own for me..

it should not be the only bread on offer (oh - they had gluten free too).. grr..

won't go back there again

Gloomtastic!

After eating sourdough regularly for the last five years or so I can’t testify that it has any health benefits, but fermented food like kimchi is really good for your gut, that I can stand behind, no problem. 😋

Kat1170

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709927#Comment_118709927

Yeah, but would anyone be brave enough to stand behind you 🤔🤔😂😂

Gloomtastic!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709993#Comment_118709993

Don’t think it causes gas, well no more than usual. But my toilet roll usage is way, way down. Clean wipe every time! 😋

Esse85

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118672122#Comment_118672122

Agreed, all bread and little toppings, the bread just dominates and overpowers the sandwich, you barely get to taste what's in between the bread as a result.

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709927#Comment_118709927

kimchi is great - and sauerkraut

awec

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118710465#Comment_118710465

It seems to be a trend these days for sandwich places to use all sorts of fancy bread when making sandwiches.

Drives me nuts, these absolutely massive sandwiches with sourdough or ciabatta or massive big rolls. Like eating a loaf of bread with some toppings. If it can't be eaten without half the filling falling out or the sandwich falling apart then it's all wrong.

A sandwich loaf exists for a reason!

Tree

Sourdough does make superb toast though. And now I want some...

Feisar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709472#Comment_118709472

As others said kimchi/sauerkraut or kombucha are supposed to have gut health benefits. Sourdough is mostly flour with a bit of sourdough starter used in place of yeast. Well there is yeast in it but it's naturally grown at home. So I suppose there may be some mild benefits. Yer still plowing into a loaf of baked flour though and unlike kimchi/sauerkraut/kombucha does any of the good gut fermented stuff survive the baking process?

igCorcaigh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118709417#Comment_118709417

I got the Galllaher's bread from Tesco, the "digestive" one. It's not bad, and stays fresh for a good while, for a sliced bread. A bit pricey though, €3 for a half loaf.

Curry Addict

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058234114/sourdough-bread

"Real" Sourdough Bread is not really a viable commercial product. So when you buy it, it is already usually substandard, many corners are cut for profit. This is because the process of producing a good loaf is so labour intensive and logistically disproportionate, it is a manufacturing nightmare and cant be refinded to compete financially with commercial sliced pan :)

yeast (a big difference!). Commercial bread is produced using a manufactured yeast which has a chemical tain to the flavor(subjective). Real sourdough yeast is made from flour, water and the natural yeasts attracted from the environment and has its "life span" which is regulated with percision by the baker for optimum performance(a cornerstone of sourdough baking).

artisan, home and hobby producers of sourdough are doing it properly and this is a pleasure of life.

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118734143#Comment_118734143

not sure if the bread we buy is what you class as "real" or not - assume it is as its from an artisan bakery... nonetheless.. if it still has a sour flavour (which I assume it has) then I still wouldn't like it

HeavyLift

Absolute King of Breads.

Gant21

Forget about sourdough now and any kind of bread because of the war.