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There is a sourdough library in Belgium. Karl De Smedt takes us on a tour of the library in this video. He shows us the special refrigerator where starters from over 100 different bakeries around the world are safely stored. Every two months, the sourdoughs are fed using the original recipe so that they can be preserved. De Smedt believes in the power of sourdough and explains that while all bread has something special to offer, sourdough is simply superior.

From Atlas Obscura:

What if a library collected sourdough starters instead of books? Karl De Smedt (@karldesmedtofficial) is the head librarian of the world's only Sourdough Library, home to over 100 starters from around the world.

These specimens bubble away in refrigerators, but Karl also bakes with them to understand their nuanced flavors and characteristics.…