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sourdough

[ souuhr-doh, sou-er- ]

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noun

fermented dough retained from one baking and used as leaven, rather than fresh yeast, to start the next.
bread leavened with this fermented dough:
Pick up a loaf of sourdough and a baguette, too.
a prospector or pioneer, especially in Alaska or Canada.
any longtime resident, especially in Alaska or Canada.

adjective

leavened with sourdough:
sourdough bread.

sourdough

/ ˈ��ʊəˌ��əʊ /

adjective

dialect.
(of bread) made with fermented dough used as a leaven

noun

(in Western US, Canada, and Alaska) an old-time prospector or pioneer

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sourdough¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: literally, “leaven, leavened bread” ; sour, dough

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They slow-cook the beef in Indonesian spices for four hours before layering it with sauerkraut, mayo, sweet mustard, and pickles on sourdough.

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Just add some spicy jam, fresh fruit, and a crusty loaf of Wildgrain sourdough, and you’re ready to build the stoner grazing board of your dreams.

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It was chicken and rice — creamy, cozy, brimming with tender carrots and onions and served with a little hunk of sourdough.

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Tinned fish can be enjoyed straight out of the tin or on top of crackers, potato chips and toasted sourdough bread.

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She compares it to the sourdough baking trend that emerged during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic five years ago, during Trump's first term.

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