Puratos, Brussels, inaugurated its Sourdough Library at the Puratos Center for Bread Flavour in Saint-Vith, Belgium. The first-of-its-kind library aims to preserve sourdough biodiversity and sourdough baking knowledge. Eric Kayser, master artisan baker and chairman of the board of Maison Kayser in Paris, joined the inauguration to place his sourdough in the library, among some 40 other sourdoughs coming from Italy, the U.S. and Greece. Other collection programs are running in France, China and Spain.
The official opening of the library introduces a truly unique and exceptional concept, the company reports: The first-ever collection of authentic sourdoughs from around the world. “The aim is to preserve sourdough diversity and sourdough baking knowledge, as well as to maintain the sourdough heritage,” the company states.