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Sourdough Bread
San Francisco's climate isn't great for bikinis, but it's perfect for
lactobacillus sanfranciscensis
, the lactic-acid
bacteria that gives sourdough bread its distinctive tang and helps activate yeast. Any self-respecting San Fran-
cisco bakery serves sourdough, but the most famous is
Boudin Bakery
(
OFFLINE MAP
, C1;
www.boudinbakery.com
; 160 Jefferson St; dishes $7-15;
11am-9:30pm;
47,
F) , a San Francisco institution since 1849.
