Taste the World!
Sourdough baking is a delightful art, but it can also be surprisingly fragile. Despite our best efforts, many bakers—beginners and experts alike—have experienced heartbreaking moments of losing their cherished starters. Whether it’s forgetfulness, mishandling, or unexpected circumstances, losing your sourdough can be emotionally taxing. In this post, I share personal stories, experiences from workshop participants, …
Traveling with sourdough might sound like a strange idea to some, but for me, it’s a beloved ritual. Wherever I go, I try to bring a piece of my kitchen with me—quite literally. Over the past few years, my sourdough starter has accompanied me on several journeys: to Madeira, where I spent two months working …
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Traveling through the Alentejo region of Portugal feels like stepping into a different world. One where the pace of life slows down, and the landscape tells the story of centuries of human interaction with nature. The rolling plains are dotted with cork trees, their bark harvested every few years in a practice that has shaped …
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When I first heard about Verena, the passionate baker behind Brotgeschichten in Freinsheim, it was a television show. It was highlighting her journey and love for traditional bread-making. Her dedication to the craft immediately caught my attention. So, when I found out that Verena offered workshops, I did not think a lot about – I …
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In October 2023 I had the chance to visit Mozambique during a business trip. The main goal was to see two of our WWF projects supported by German public donors and perform an internal evaluation. Although the itinerary was very busy with not that much free time, I traveled to remote places and could interact …
When my friends Matthias and Ana told me that they would move temporarily to Morocco for work reasons, I already knew I would visit them and travel through the country for a while. During my first visit to Morocco some years ago I only explored the region around Agadir, doing day trips to Essaouira, the …
In a previous post, I already talked about the Lycian Way and some hikes I did on the Western part of the trail. In this post, I would like to introduce a few sections of the Eastern part of the Lycian Way. Olympos – Çiralı This section is quite easy one and like almost every …
The Lycian Way (Likya Yolu in Turkish) is a long-distance hiking trail in South Turkey between Fethiye and Antalya. It follows the trade routes connecting cities of ancient Lycia. Lycia was an Anatolian nation and state, that existed from the 15th-16th century BC until the 5th century BC. It is also known for the Lycian …
Uzbek cuisine is really about noodles, bread, rice, and meat, if you want to put it into three words. As a Central Asian country, it received influences from all directions, also because of the Silk Road, which crossed the country with Khiva, Bukhara, and Samarkand as the main reference cities. Influences from Persia, Turkic tribes, …
In recent years, mass tourism has grown by leaps and bounds in Antalya, but sadly (maybe thankfully?) few know about the region’s cultural diversity and natural riches. The cuisine also has a lot to offer, including global trends into a tasty fusion. Sourdough products, too! In September 2023, I revisited the region with two friends, …