Hi and good morning from across the waves.
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Stig and I was born and raised in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. My Grandmother was a baker as was her mother before her and I was raised in a bakery doing odd jobs for her and then learnt to bake myself. Although I worked for some time in a couple of bakeries I didn't pursue it as a career and moved into sales after several years. I am now what you would call a hobbyist in pastries and doughs.
I am new to sourdough and have raised up a few successful loaves. This is a new journey and im sure I will have many questions and I have already found answers in here that are very useful indeed so therefore I thank you all for that and i'll thank you now in advance for any future advices you many give.
Stig
Ps. I now live in Zhanjiang,China so I am really glad I know how to make decent breads and pastries lol
You'll have a great time here. This is the most fantastic bread blog on the net. Many friendly people and some professionals and semi-professionals with vast knowledge.
hester
Kool!
Yeah it does seem like the right place to be.
The choices for ingredients and availability should be good. Ovens on the other hand can be hard to find. :)
Yeah Zhanjiang is a port, good for seafood but a very small place not so good for anything "foreign" lol, but then there is always taobao ; )
I lived in Shenzhen for 9 years and have been in China for just over 10 years now so I'm pretty au-fair in getting in supplies to keep me in hoe comforts. I have a small rotisserie oven that is just about big enough to roast a good sized turkey in so its great for baking but just on one shelf.
Mustn't grumble though eh ; D
Stig