I was taught that a pre-ferment was called a poolish or a biga when I was a kid. Took me ages to realise that levain meant the same thing. Showing my Eastern Europe and Italian roots there.
Makes us two!
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I was taught that a pre-ferment was called a poolish or a biga when I was a kid. Took me ages to realise that levain meant the same thing. Showing my Eastern Europe and Italian roots there.