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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

This is for our US friends here at MR:

The Top 10 Best Bread Bakeries in America

http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2...ies_in_america

thanks for posting that even though 1st avenue south is a little far to go for bread! (I'll have to check it out next time I'm in Seattle)

Originally Posted by wodin

Doesn't sourdough require a starter? A piece of unbaked dough from a previous batch that has the proper microbes for the next batch.

Where would one get the starter in a breadless society?

for normal sourdough, it is not bits of bread, but the liquid state that you pull out before adding the flour. this is done constantly, thus some starters develop rather impressive "pedigrees"