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sourdough

[ souuhr-doh, sou-er- ]

noun

  1. fermented dough retained from one baking and used as leaven, rather than fresh yeast, to start the next.
  2. bread leavened with this fermented dough:

    Pick up a loaf of sourdough and a baguette, too.

  3. a prospector or pioneer, especially in Alaska or Canada.
  4. any longtime resident, especially in Alaska or Canada.


adjective

  1. leavened with sourdough:

    sourdough bread.

sourdough

/ ˈʊəˌəʊ /

adjective

  1. dialect.
    (of bread) made with fermented dough used as a leaven
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (in Western US, Canada, and Alaska) an old-time prospector or pioneer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sourdough1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: literally, “leaven, leavened bread” ; sour, dough
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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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Assemble the Sandwich: On a toasted slice of sourdough, pile the giardiniera chicken salad.

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Even buying a loaf of bread instead of baking your own from sourdough is too big a risk.

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