mythsmyth of the weekwk 43 · 2026

people say

‹Sourdough has no yeast.› ‹It does.›

‹nope›
verdict
‹true / half-true / nope — and the one sentence that settles it›

where it comes from

‹Why people believe it. Usually there's a true thing hiding underneath.›

what's actually going on

‹The mechanism, in plain words. Terms explained on first use. A number if there is one.›

‹x›‹label›
‹y›‹label›

what to do instead

  1. a‹step›
  2. b‹step›

‹one honest line — the case where the myth is almost right›

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