slothrop @lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoScientists Made Sourdough Bread With Yeast Found on Ötzi the Iceman’s Mummified Bodywww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down11
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkScientists Made Sourdough Bread With Yeast Found on Ötzi the Iceman’s Mummified Bodywww.smithsonianmag.comslothrop @lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareShortstack@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI can’t imagine an ancient yeast would taste much different than sourdough made from modern wheat, especially if you use the same grain the iceman had available back in his time like einkorn. You’d still end up with tangy sourdough
minus-squareBane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThe point is obviously getting as close as possible to cannibalism, without actually being cannibalism.
I can’t imagine an ancient yeast would taste much different than sourdough made from modern wheat, especially if you use the same grain the iceman had available back in his time like einkorn. You’d still end up with tangy sourdough
The point is obviously getting as close as possible to cannibalism, without actually being cannibalism.