The Baker's Mind and More: Recent Episodes
Anoushka Dasgupta
Food around the world is varied and rich in culture and history, but are there more similarities between cuisines than we may think? In this episode, I talk about why food should be used as a cause of unity and celebration.
YouTube episode: https://youtu.be/5bDCTHmUdjI
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUOzewjtvZysdBGjbPy7tdw
Sources and further reading:
https://cipotato.org
https://time.com/doomsday-vault/#:~:text=Millions%20of%20these%20tiny%20brown,largest%20collection%20of%20agricultural%20biodiversity.
https://www.cgiar.org/research/research-centers/
https://www.genebanks.org/the-platform/our-targets/
https://www.cgiar.org/research/program-platform/genebank-platform/
https://www.croptrust.org/our-work/svalbard-global-seed-vault/
https://www.glocality.eu/articles/10.5334/glo.24/
https://www.genebanks.org/genebanks/biodiversity-international/
https://www.cgiar.org/research/center/alliance-bioversity-ciat/
https://alliancebioversityciat.org
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/un-names-10-countries-facing-food-insecurity/1455259
http://www.fao.org/emergencies/fao-in-action/stories/stories-detail/en/c/292865/
Unsustainable palm oil has contributed to significant deforestation across the globe. This episode details how we can support eco-friendly palm oil production from our own homes.
More information: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:61ce3e27-241b-4675-afa7-5abe833d0c5e
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/G4pOsSx1Hkg
Here is my guide to making sourdough starter! If you're interested in some further baking, there are links to some recipes I like below. You can also check out the sources for some extra-sciencey information!
Sources:
https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/sourdough.htm
https://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/sourdough/sourdough-introduction/
Recipes mentioned:
https://tasty.co/recipe/sourdough-bread-for-beginners - BuzzFeed Tasty (this is an American site, so make sure to use the grams equivalent in the ingredient list)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/how_to_make_sourdough_08213 -BBC Good Food
https://www.paulhollywood.com/posts-1/Sourdough-Starter - Paul Hollywood’s sourdough starter using apple
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/collections/sourdough-discard-recipes - Recipes to use up sourdough discard
In this episode, I give some tips as a baker who's still learning and share my recipe on what I think is a mastered marble cake.