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sourfaux

sourfaux noun: a kind of bread that is labelled as sourdough but actually contains cheaper ingredients and is prepared in a way that requires less time.

Noun

sourfaux (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, nutrition) A kind of bread that is labelled as sourdough but actually contains cheaper ingredients and is prepared in a way that requires less time.
    • The taste’s one thing, says Real Bread’s co-ordinator, Chris Young, but there are also health benefts (including a lower glycaemic index and higher nutritional value) in genuinely slow-fermented bread compared to a ‘sourfaux’ loaded with commercial yeast, sourdough powder or preservatives.2016 September 3, Amy Bryant, “Food & drink”, in Telegraph Magazine, London, page 65
    • But it is now under scrutiny in a government review over the longstanding claims that a “sourfaux” scandal is undermining the traditional genuine loaf.2022 April 23, Jon Ungoed-Thomas, “An honest crust? Craft bakeries rise up against ‘sourfaux’ bread”, in The Guardian

Origin of sourfaux

From sour + faux. Coined by Chris Young, the coordinator of the Real Bread Campaign, in 2015.

Questions about sourfaux

What does sourfaux mean?
Sourfaux means a kind of bread that is labelled as sourdough but actually contains cheaper ingredients and is prepared in a way that requires less time.
What part of speech is sourfaux?
Sourfaux is a noun.

Words near sourfaux in the dictionary

  1. sourer
  2. sourers
  3. sourest
  4. soureth
  5. sourfaced
  6. sourfaux
  7. sourful
  8. sourgrass
  9. sourgrasses
  10. sourgum
  11. sourgums

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