white bread vs. sourdough bread?

A good sourdough bread should have its own distinctive flavour. If you were blind-folded and given a piece of white bread, and sourdough bread (assuming it is of good quality), the difference should be very obvious. But, as with all things, there are high quality goods, and then there are cheaper varieties which are not as good.

Sourdough is usually made with a "starter" ... a small piece of dough that has fermented, and then the starter is incorporated into the remainder of the dough ingredients. This gives it the unusual, stronger flavour than ordinary white bread. I am attaching a link with more information.

Also attached is a link to Julia Child's site, with references to artisan breads, with video clips (including one for sourdough) from her show, showing the making of these breads.

Sourdough Bread Taste

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Typicaly sourdough breads are made from a lean dough which means it's flour, water, salt, starter and maybe a little oil. Also, a good sourdough will have a distinctive sourdough flavor and a crunch crust. The interior has large bubble pockets from the fermentation process.

White bread is typically made from an enriched dough which means milk, sugar, oil and eggs are often used to produce a bread that is soft, fluffy and have a small bubble structure.

There are some sourdough breads that are made like white bread where the name "sourdough" is more of a marketing gimmick and not truly sourdough.

I used to not eat sourdough because I hated the taste so much. Now, I still don't love it, but I no longer avoid it like the plague. It has a very distinctive taste and white bread is more neutral. (Nowadays, I prefer whole wheat.)

They're made differently. Sourdough is made with a sour dough starter. White bread is raised simply with yeast (generally, there are exceptions).

Sourdough tastes more... sour. It truly, truly does. Have you tried eating a piece of plain sourdough bread? If you can't taste the difference, then seriously, I'll eat it for you.

You're getting the wrong sourdough-good quality sourdough bread has a very distinctive taste.

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yea, whole wheat is better for you b/c it's not bleached like white bread. but not everyone likes to be healthy b/c they're dumb like that and some people don't like wheat bread. plus, white bread isn't bad for you like candy or something. it's just not as healthy. it's good in moderation. but at the same time, they put so many preservatives in breads now days, it takes away from the nutritive value and when it says "enriched" on it, it's probably a load of crap b/c they take out the natural vitamins and minerals and put altered ones in. it's hard to truly eat healthy unless you grow your own food.

I'm afraid to say, you seem to be on your own on this one - there should be a very significant difference in taste (maybe you've been ripped off?).

well it seems you figured it out by your self

Your right

some people can tell the difference in distilled water. or table salt,, sea salt,, kosher salt,,, canning salt,, even Ice cream salt.!!! OR so they say...

YOU BELIEVE THAT right????...☺

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