San Francisco's sourdough is 'culinary symbol' and part of 49ers culture
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San Francisco's longest continuously operating company, Boudin Bakery, makes one of its most iconic foods: sourdough bread. Even the 49ers mascot is named Sourdough Sam.
But what connects sourdough and San Francisco? Fox News Digital reached out to the CEO of one of the city's most storied bakeries to find out more about this culinary classic. "He created a unique sourdough bread using the natural wild yeast found in San Francisco's climate." Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"Sourdough bread is a type of bread made by fermenting dough using naturally occurring lactobacilli and yeast," Dan Giraudo, CEO of Boudin Bakery, told Fox News Digital.
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