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Once? I find this article to be an accurate description of sourdough breads (SF or otherwise) I have eaten; I don't like the taste of them at all.

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That can be said of literally any food. For instance, I hate chocolate. And upon learning that, people will sometimes tell me, "oh, you must be thinking of /American/ chocolate. You'll like /real/ chocolate". Nope. I've humored enough people and sampled various combinations of cacao, milk, dark, Belgian, Swiss, and so on. I don't like chocolate.

Have you tried white chocolate? It's not really chocolate and it doesn't taste similar, but it might quiet the chocolate elitist crowd.

In my experience, white chocolate has a better chance of turning up the noses of chocolate elitists than not eating chocolate at all.

>And upon learning that, people will sometimes tell me, "oh, you must be thinking of

Nope, I think you must be an alien sent here to study us, but didn't quite get everything about being human right. Not liking chocolate is a shibboleth on if you can be trusted. You clearly cannot. ;-)

It feels that way sometimes! I like to (jokingly) say it's my biggest character flaw.

If you liked chocolate, you could update your user name to extrabetter

Came here to say that, it's way too sour. Sourdough is okayish when done well but I prefer yeast 100% of the time.

Sourdough is made with yeast

Ok, sure, but you know what I mean: commercial yeast without lactic acid bacteria.

It may be an acquired taste especially stronger versions. But it's most of what I eat and what I usually make at home.

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