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Many people regard SF as above average in water and bread. Water comes from Hetch Hetchy [1] and many of the regions best bakers are in SF, such as Acme [2]. [
by Cerium 7y ago
Many people regard SF as above average in water and bread. Water comes from Hetch Hetchy [1] and many of the regions best bakers are in SF, such as Acme [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Public_Utilities_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Public_Utilities...
[2] http://acmebread.com/ http://acmebread.com/
- axaxs 7y agoHow is SF considered above average in bread? Is it due to all the golden wheat fields rolling through Silicon Valley? I jest of course, but seriously, all regions have a ton of variety of breads and bakeries. Even tiny podunk towns you wouldn't know existed...
- ReptileMan 7y agoProbably has to do with san francisco sourdough.
- nrp 7y agoA long history with sourdough (hence Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis, even though it didn't originate in California), and more recently a strong network of bakers and bakeries branching out from Chez Panisse starting in the 70's as noted in another comment.