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"He suggested that the female reputation for making tastier bread may derive from the fact that the skin on women’s hands is more likely to be colonized by ferm
by gkya 10y ago
"He suggested that the female reputation for making tastier bread may derive from the fact that the skin on women’s hands is more likely to be colonized by fermentation-friendly lactobacilli from their vaginas."
This is the weirdest thing I've heard in a while and I wonder if there is even a slight possibility that this is true.
- mritterhoff 10y agoAs a homebrewer who consumes the end product of microorganism processes, an unexpected infection almost always yields off-flavors that are counted as defects in the beer. That said, there are some beer types that are "spontaneously fermented" by environmental yeasts, that end up with a sour taste as a desirable characteristic, and the rest of the beer flavor profile is crafted to harmonize with it. I think there is a slight possibility the claim is true, but only for sourdough breads.